Key dates include crop insurance closing dates.
Southwest cotton farmers have some important dates and significant decisions to make over the next few weeks as they finalize crop insurance plans.
Shawn Wade, director of policy analysis & research, Plains Cotton Growers, addressed numerous federal and private crop insurance issues in a Feb. 17 Zoom seminar from the PCG Lubbock headquarters.
Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers (
Photo courtesy of PCG)
Wade said key dates include the crop insurance sales closing dates (SCD) of March 15 for the PCG territory as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Producers in much of Central Texas have a Feb. 28 SCD. The South Texas date was Jan. 31.
ARC, PLC enrollment deadline approaching
From USDA Farm Service Agency Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for 2021 must do so by March 15. Producers who have not yet signed a 2021 enrollment contract or who want to make an election change should contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency office to make an appointment. Program enrollment for 2021 is required in order to participate in the programs, but elections for the 2021 crop year are optional and otherwise remain the same as elections made for 2020. ARC and PLC provide income support to farmer.
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