(USDA-FSA) — Farmers and ranchers rely on crop insurance to protect themselves from disasters and unforeseen events, the Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program provides producers the option to obtain coverage against disaster for many crops. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program provides financial assistance to producers of non-insured crops impacted by natural disasters that result in catastrophic crop losses.
Commercially produced crops and agricultural commodities for which crop insurance is not available are generally eligible for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Eligible crops include those grown specifically for food, fiber, livestock consumption, biofuel or biobased products, or be commodities such as value loss crops like Christmas trees and ornamental nursery, honey, maple sap, and many others. Contact your Farm Service Agency office to see which crops are eligible in your state and county.
Interested producers must apply for coverage using FSA form CCC-471, “Application for Coverage,” and file by the application closing date. Dec. 31, 2022, is the deadline to sign-up for 2023 coverage for vegetables, fruits, grass and honey.
For more information on how to sign up for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program please contact your USDA Farm Service Agency Guam County office at (671) 300-8551 or our CNMI toll-free number at (670)-233-3415.
