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| SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Telephone (803) 734-2210 | |||||
| D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER | Becky Walton, Director of Public Information | |||||
| P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 | bwalton@scda.state.sc.us | |||||
| www.scda.state.sc.us |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2002
Crop insurance deadlines near
OVERLAND PARK, KS---With farmers in the midst of harvesting crops ravaged by this summer's drought, growers of eight South Carolina crops have a lot to think about as they face Fall deadlines to sign up for Federally subsidized crop insurance.
Winter wheat, oats, rye and barley all share a September 30 deadline.
Depending on the county, winter wheat can be insured under one of two different kinds of crop insurance policy: the standard Actual Production History (APH) and Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC).
Peaches, apples, and blueberries have a November 20 deadline, and cultivated clams have until November 30.
Any farmer who wants to sign up for crop insurance for these crops or make changes to any existing policies, must contact a private crop insurance agent before the sales closing date.
For more information, call Jan Eliassen, National Crop Insurance Services, at 757-721-0218 or log on to http://www.ag-risk.org.
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