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to the $6O million the state will
use to provide disaster relief to
farmers suffering from the 1999
drought.
The reason the state has allo
cated the money for crop insur
ance is because the federal crop
disaster program requires farm
ers who did not have crop insur
ance in 1999 to purchase crop
insurance for 2000 and 2001
before receiving federal drought
assistance.
“There are two reasons for
the crop insurance assistance
program,” said Russell Redd
ing, deputy secretary of market
development for PDA. “The
first is to assist those who have
had crop losses to meet federal
guidelines. The second is to en
courage participation in crop in-
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surance to mitigate future crop
losses.”
Anyone who is eligible for
crop loss payments is also eligi
ble to receive assistance in pur
chasing crop insurance. The
crop insurance assistance pay
ment will cover up to 10 percent
of the cost of the gross premium
for crop insurance, plus the total
amount of related fees.
If there are not sufficient
funds available to provide 10
percent of the insurance premi
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available funds among the eligi
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apply for federal crop disaster
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just encouraging farmers to get
in and sign up,” said Redding.
“As of monday, we processed
544 applications for crop loss
payment. But there are a lot
more applications in the pipe
line. And it’s only a fraction of
those who are eligible to apply.”
To receive both the crop dis
aster relief and crop insurance
assistance, farmers must apply
at their county farm service
agency office in person.
The deadline to apply for the
federal crop disaster assistance
is February 25, 2000. The insur
ance assistance remains avail
able to farmers until the 2000
crop year sign-up closes, which
is March 15 for most crops.
Farmers can complete the
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in one visit to the farm service
office,
“It’s important to note that,
while applications for assistance
are satisfied at the farm service
agency, the farmers still need to
contact their crop insurance
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The phone number for the
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