12/26/07 Whole farm insurance deadlines

Washington Ag December 26, 2007 A deadline is coming up January 31st of 2008 for both the Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot available in selected Northwest counties and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite which is available in all counties in the PNW. Jo Lynne Seufer of the USDA's regional office of the Risk Management Agency says these closing dates can be confusing. Seufer: "January 31 2008 is the final date for producers to obtain or change current Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot insurance for Oregon, Idaho and Washington. It is also, January 31, the final date to submit required documents to continue or change Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite for existing policy holders." Seufer says there is another deadline for the AGR-Lite on March 17th. Seufer: "And that is the final date for producers to obtain 2008 Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite insurance. These are new applications and enrollment policies throughout Alaska, Oregon, Idaho and Washington." March 17th will also be the sales closing date for all other spring seed crop insurance coverage excluding wheat in counties with fall and spring planted types. I'm Bob Hoff.