Corn Growers Push For Better Risk Management Took ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Na tional Com Growers Associa tion (NCGA) wants the federal government to expand the availability of the provisional Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) program to com grow ers. HARPI Sprayers Take a look at Our Wide Range of Accessories - Chemical Filler, HARDl tronic Monitoring System, Clean Water Dispenser, Foam Marker, Rapid Refill... and many more. Mistblowsrs Wide model range to fit your specific applica tion: fruit trees, vegetable, nursery crops, etc. Estate Ideal for use in parks, golf courses or by home owners. Trailers, 3 point hitch and skid mounts. HARDI - The World Leader in Sprayers To ensure the best quality and accuracy, all components of HARD! sprayers from nozzles to pumps and booms are manufactured in HARDI factories with state of the art production equipment. PEIVIVSYLVAIVIA BLOOMSBUBG D&E EQUIPMENT 307 Edgar Ave. 717-784-5217 CARLISLE CARLISLE FARM SERVICE 260 York Road 717-243-4419 CHAMBERSBURG FARM SERVICE 975 S. Main St. 717-264-3533 HINES EQUIPMENT Cresson -114-886-4183 Altoona-814-742-8171 In addition, the NCGA has requested that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) make significant changes in the prevented planting program provisions of the current crop insurance program. Recently the FQC tabled a Hand-Operated GEO. V. SEIPLE & SON, INC. 1521 Van Buren Rd. 610-258-7146 EYEBEn MORRIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Rt. 26 North 814-652-8101 KERMIT K. KISTLER Rt. 143, 09 King Hwy. 610-298-2011 KLINQERBTQWN STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE RD #l, Box 46, Off Rt. 125 717-848-2088 Trailers "Farmer proven" rugged design combined with the most advanc ed technology. Backpacks and compression sprayers will give professional results. LONE MAPLE SALES Route 110 412-668-7172 NEW HOLLAND ABC GROFF, INC. 110 S. Railroad Ave. 717-354-4191 ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT Rt. 443 & 895 717-943-2131 OREFIELD ECKROTH EQUIPMENT 4910 Kemsville Road 610-366-2095 decision to expand the experi mental program for com into Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. CRC was offered in lowa and Nebraska for com and soy Point Hitch From basic to sophisticated. HARD! has the widest range of 3 point hitch sprayers available. Truck Mount A sprayer that will stand up to the most demanding applications. STOWEBORO ELDER SALES/SERVICE Greenville Sandy Lake Road 412-376-3740 NEW JERSEY FARM RUE, INC. 122 Old Cohansey Rd. 609-451-1368 UNFBORQ WERTZFARM EQUIPMENT 4132 East Main 1-800-830-1902 Com Talk, Lancastar Farming, Saturday, January 25,1W7—Pagt €®lM TMM MlW§ beans in 1996. “The CRC program proved NEW YORK FULTONVILLE ICCT CANARY 518-853-3406 RIVERHEAD LONG ISLAND COMSUMER-AG, INC. 1241 Old Country Rd. 516-727-8700 GALLUP A TEN HAKEN 8922 W. Main St. 716-355-4236 to be very popular with com producers in lowa and Nebras ka. This proposal merits expan sion into the additional states.” said Wallie Hardie, president of the NCGA. “It gives produc ers an opportunity for true re venue coverage now in a way that they have not been able to use in the past.” With CRC, fanners who par ticipate are assured of the mar ket price at planting or the mar ket price at harvest multiplied by the number of bushels in sured, whichever is higher. By always having insured bushels, producers can forward contract com at any time during the growing season, knowing that if they lose those bushels they are insured of the price at har vest. This type of coverage en ables farmers to utilize aggres sive marketing tools in order to receive maximum income from the marketplace. The NCGA wants the FCIC to act soon. “The crop insur ance board needs to act quickly in order for farmers, especially those in the South, to adequate ly evaluate whether this type of coverage can work in their operation,” Hardie said. At a meeting in St. Louis last week, the NCGA board of dir ectors also voted to request needed reform of prevented planting provisions in the cur rent federal crop insurance pro gram. The com organization believes the first step in re forming the provisions is deter mining appropriate planting deadlines. The NCGA supports determination of planting deadlines based on sound agro nomic and actuarial data with widespread producer input “As a starting point, FCIC regional offices should conduct meetings in each state with producer representatives from commodity and farm organiza tions,” the North Dakota farm er said. “Fanners are the pro duction experts and will be best able to comment on the impli cations of changing prevented planting dates.” In addition to those changes, the NCGA also asked the FCIC for a number of other reform measures to the current crop in surance program. “The FCIC’s handling of prevented planting acres has been a sore subject among farmers for many years. The NCGA believes that the FCIC needs to resolve this troublesome issue once and for all,” Hardie said. 211
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