PRESQUE ISLE – Doreen Conlogue, executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Aroostook County, has announced that the application deadline to apply for coverage under FSA’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for crops whose deadline falls before Dec. 1, 2008 has been extended to Dec. 1, 2008 for the 2009 crop year. “The 2008 Farm Bill created several new disaster programs which require that producers at least have catastrophic coverage for all insurable crops and/or NAP coverage for noninsurable crops,” said Conlogue. “Because the enactment of the Farm Bill was so late in the year, coupled with the expected increase in NAP activity for 2009 crops, it was prudent to extend the application deadline.”
According to Conlogue, FSA recently announced that crop insurance and NAP coverage requirements will be waived in 2008 for producers who did not obtain crop insurance or NAP coverage by the applicable sales closing date, if the producer files an application for waiver and pays a buy-in fee in an amount equal to the 2008 applicable NAP coverage or catastrophic risk protection plan fee for the crop or grazing lands by Sept. 16, 2008.
NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occurs due to natural disasters.
For more information on the NAP or other disaster programs, contact local USDA Service Center or FSA County Office.
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