2011 News Archives

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Dec 2011

• USDA Certified Organic Production Survey | Message from USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan (Dec 6, 2011)
• Olive Pilot Crop Insurance Program Approved for Selected Counties in California (Dec 6, 2011)
• Camelina Crop Insurance Available for 2012 Crop Year (Dec 1, 2011)

Nov 2011

• USDA Moving to Lower Insurance Premiums for Corn and Soybean Producers in 2012 (Nov 28, 2011)
• Livestock Gross Margin Plans of Insurance (Nov 10, 2011)
• USDA Streamlines Common Acreage Reporting Dates for Many Farm Programs (Nov 10, 2011)

Oct 2011

• Problem with Livestock Gross Margin Dairy Sales (Oct 31, 2011)
• USDA Invests in Crop Insurance Education to Help Small and Underserved Producers in 47 States Manage Risk, Remain Productive (Oct 28, 2011)
• Pistachio Pilot Crop Insurance Program Approved for Selected Counties in California, Arizona and New Mexico (Oct 24, 2011)
• Expenditures for 2012 Livestock Insurance Program (Oct 19, 2011)

Sep 2011

• Pilot Biotechnology Program Concludes (Sep 26, 2011)
• FCIC Board Approves APH Yield Option for Insured Corn and Soybeans in 14 States (Sep 23, 2011)
• USDA, FDA to Provide Aid for Farmers With Flood-Damaged Crops (Sep 12, 2011)

Aug 2011

• Stakeholder Announcement for Producers Participating in the Livestock Insurance Program (Aug 4, 2011)
• RMA Associate Administrator Visits North Carolina Interfaith Food Shuttle Project (Aug 4, 2011)

Jul 2011

• RMA Associate Administrator Tours Organic Garden at Historically Black College (Jul 25, 2011)
• USDA Reassures Farmers and Ranchers in States Affected by Extreme Weather (Jul 15, 2011)

Jun 2011

• USDA Announces Revision in Prevented Planting Requirement for Prairie Pothole States (Jun 30, 2011)
• RMA Reassures Farmers Along the Flooded Missouri River (Jun 23, 2011)
• RMA Releases Study of Climate Change Effects on Crop Insurance (Jun 20, 2011)
• RMA Clarifies Prevented Planting Rules in Aftermath of Severe Flooding (Jun 14, 2011)
• Education and Outreach Partnerships, Targeted States Programs Announced (Jun 14-15, 2011)

May 2011

• FCIC Board Expands Apiculture Coverage to Four Additional States (May 26, 2011)
• Smartstax 5% Refuge-in-a-Bag Product Qualifies for BE Pilot (May 25, 2011)
• Insured Cropland Affected by Flooding Will Be Covered (May 14, 2011)

Apr 2011

• USDA Announces Winners in Annual RMA Essay Contest (Apr 28, 2011)

Mar 2011

• March LGM-Dairy Insurance Program Update (Mar 22, 2011)
• Risk Management for Peace of Mind (Mar 22, 2011)

Feb 2011

• USDA Expands Efforts to Develop Crop Insurance for Biofuels Producers (Feb 25, 2011)
• Update on LGM-Dairy Program Funding (Feb 24, 2011)
• February and March Sales Closing Dates Near (Feb 1, 2011)

Jan 2011

• RMA Unveils Proposed Good Performance Refund Rule (Jan 6, 2011)

Testimony and Speeches

• RMA Administrator at the Annual Minnesota Crop Insurance Conference (Sep 14, 2011)
• Testimony of William J. Murphy Administrator of the Risk Management Agency Before the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Jun 24, 2011)
• RMA Administrator at the RCIS Agents Conference (Apr 25, 2011)
• RMA Associate Administrator Barbara Leach's Remarks at Women's History Month Celebration (Mar 16, 2011)
• RMA Administrator at the Indian Springs, CA annual industry meetings (Feb 23, 2011) -
  National Crop Insurance Services meeting, February 9 | Crop Insurance Research Bureau meeting, February 4
• RMA Deputy Administrator Michael Alston - Crop Insurance Conference presentation (Jan 25, 2011)