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Agricultural Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education Program

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The UVM Agricultural Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education Program is a partnership between the University of Vermont and the United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (USDA RMA). The goal of this program is to provide Vermont agricultural producers information about crop insurance resources and programs as a means to reduce production risk, revenue risk and to increase financial stability of Vermont farm enterprises.

Vermont Agricultural Producers Managing Risk

Crop Insurance & Risk Management Resources

Annual crops

Corn for Silage and Grain 2020 Crop Year (PDF)
NRCS Cover Crop Termination Guidelines, June 2019 (PDF)
Small Grains – VT Fact Sheet, 2019 crop year (PDF)
Vegetable & Berry 2020 Crop Year Fact Sheet (PDF)

Apiculture

Risk Management Programs for Beekeepers 2020 (PDF)

Diversified enterprises

Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Insurance, 2020 (PDF)
Whole Farm Revenue Protection for Dairy Farms Vermont Fact Sheet, 2019 (PDF)
Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)-Prepare to enroll (PDF)

Grains and Specialty crops

Nursery Inventory Software RMA (EPLPPS)
Nursery Crop Insurance, 2020 (PDF)
Maple 2020 Fact Sheet (PDF)
Hemp Risk Coverage, 2020 (PDF)
Hop Risk Coverage, 2020 (PDF)
U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program: This is the interim USDA final rule governing the production of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill

Livestock

Beef Vt Fact Sheet, 2019 (PDF)
USDA Risk Management and Crop Insurance for Dairy Producers (PDF)
Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance (Dairy-RP) (PDF)
Sheep and Goat Vt Fact Sheet, 2019 (PDF)
Livestock 2020 Fact Sheet (PDF)
Johne's Disease Fact Sheet

Organic

Crop Insurance for Organic Producers, 2020 (PDF)
Link: RMA Organic Crops Information
Link: RMA Organic Price Addendum

Perennial crops

Forage Seeding RMA Fact Sheet - 2019 crop year (PDF)
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance 2020 Crop Year (PDF)
Apples and Peaches Vermont Fact Sheet – 2020 Crop (PDF)
Vegetable & Berry Growers 2020 Fact Sheet (PDF)

Webinars

WFRP - January 2019
Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
View webinar recordings presented by National Crop Insurance Services

Other Resources

Prevented Planting & Replanting Provisions (PDF)
USDA Programs for New and Beginning Farmers, 2019 (PDF)
Link: 5 Types of Agricultural Risk (PDF): Production, Price or market, Financial, Institutional, and Human/Personal
Download the Risk Management Checklist (PDF)
What to Expect from Your Crop Insurance Agent, 2019 (PDF)
2018 Farm Bill Summary of Titles (PDF)
Link: RMA Fact Sheet Prevented Planting Insurance Provisions Flood
Link: RMA Fact Sheet RMA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date for Prevented Planting Acres Planted to a Cover Crop
Link: RMA Frequently Asked Questions about Prevented Planting Due to Flooding
Natural Disaster and Crop Insurance (PDF)
2017 Census of Agriculture
RMA-AMS Harmonized GAP Assistance

More Ag Risk Info

Article: RMA-AMS Harmonized GAP Assistance Q&A (PDF)
Article: VAAFM produce safety programs (PDF)
Article: Mediating Loss of Forages Due to Lack of Rainfall (PDF)
Link: Vermont Association of Conservation Districts RAP Quiz
Article: Vermont Agricultural Mediation Program (VTAMP) (PDF)

Contact

Jake Jacobs

UVM Crop Insurance Education Coordinator

jake.jacobs@uvm.edu
802-656-7356 (message line)

This material is funded in partnership by USDA, Risk Management Agency, under award number RM18RMETS524C022. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. Any reference to commercial products, trade names, or brand names is for information only, and no endorsement or approval is intended.