Area farmers are pleased with recent changes to the federal crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has announced major policy changes for 2018, which focus on conservation compliance certification and choice of unit structure based on the risk management needs of producers.
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TORRINGTON – Area farmers are pleased with recent changes to the federal crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has announced major policy changes for 2018, which focus on conservation compliance certification and choice of unit structure based on the risk management needs of producers.
“We’ve been fighting for these changes for a couple of years,” said Derek Jackson, president of the Wyoming Wheat Growers Association, as well as an agent at Burns Insurance in Torrington. “We’re especially pleased with the changes to the date requirement. It’s huge. We’re very happy with that.”
The previous deadline was June 1, which did not always allow for individual operation circumstances.