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New crop insurance program tailored for coverage of controlled environments

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency has unveiled a new crop insurance program for producers who use controlled environments in their operations.

The Controlled Environment program is designed for plants grown in fully enclosed environments and provides coverage against plant diseases subject to destruction orders.

The program is available for the 2024 crop year for urban, specialty crop, and organic producers for select counties in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Alabama, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Main, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virgina, Washington, and West Virginia.

RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger says controlled environment agriculture is becoming more popular and the option is part of the agency’s effort to support urban agriculture and additional markets for producers.