The USDA is expanding its insurance coverage options for specialty crops.
Risk Management Agency administrator Marcia Bunger says enterprise units, which allow a producer to insure all acres of an insured crop in the county together, will be available to more crops, including alfalfa seed, cultivated wild rice, forage production, onions, and potatoes.
Minnesota Farm Service Agency director Whitney Place tells Brownfield FSA currently offers non-insured crop disaster assistance, but she suggests it’s not farmer friendly because it requires a lot of record keeping.
