USDA Improves Crop Insurance to Better Support Conservation, Climate-Smart Practices
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"RMA wants to encourage America's farmers and ranchers to integrate conservation and climate-smart practices into their operations. These practices are both good for the environment and good for production and yield," RMA Administrator
The updated handbook recognizes all conservation practices offered by
Additionally, in the handbook, NRCS is recognized as an agricultural expert resource for cover crop management systems.
This updated handbook builds on similar efforts, including RMA's designation of planting cover crops as a Good Farming Practice in 2019.
In recent years, RMA has increased its support of conservation by encouraging producers to use conservation and climate-smart practices. In November, RMA announced improvements to its Hybrid Seed Rice coverage to support producers using irrigation practices that conserve water. Also in recent years, RMA has offered premium benefits to producers to plant cover crops through the Pandemic Cover Crop Program and provided coverage for producers who split apply nutrients. Learn more on
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Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all
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Original text here: https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2023-News/USDA-Improves-Crop-Insurance-to-Better-Support-Conservation-Climate-Smart-Practices
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