Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for producers who suffered crop losses in the 2008 crop year.
SURE provides payments to eligible farmers who have crop production or quality losses based upon crop insurance coverage, certain farm program payments and total farm revenue. To be eligible, producers must have suffered at least a 10 percent production loss on a crop of economic significance and meet the minimum crop insurance or NAP coverage. Producers did have an opportunity to waive the insurance coverage requirement through a buy-in provision for 2008 crops. Eligible crop losses must be in a county that was declared a primary disaster county or contiguous county by the Ag Secretary.
Further details are available from the FSA website or your local Farm Service Agency office. Applications will be accepted at your local FSA starting January 4th.
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