Passing this on from Jake Jacobs, UVM Extension Risk Management:
Important dates for 2016 crop insurance for apples
Last date to sign-up/purchase……. November 20, 2015
Production Report Date……………. January 15, 2016
Acreage Report Date……………….. January 15, 2016
Premium Billing Date……………….. August 15, 2016
Crop insurance for apples protects against:
· Adverse weather condition, including hail, frost, freeze, wind, drought, and excess precipitation;
· Failure of irrigation water supply in caused by an insured peril during the insurance period;
· Fire caused by an insured peril in the insured period;
· Insect damage and plant disease except for insufficient or improper application of control measures; or
· Wildlife.
For more information on crop insurance and to locate an agent, go to: http://www.rma.usda.gov/
Jake Jacobs
Crop Insurance Education Coordinator
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
University of Vermont
208 Morrill Hall
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone 802-377-5858
Fax 802-656-1423
Email: jake.jacobs