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The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is reminding Ohio farmers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification for (AD-1026) on file with their local USDA service center by June 1, 2015. This requirement was created in the 2014 Farm Bill and farmers must file the form by the deadline in order to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support.

“Most producers have an AD-1026 certification form on file, however, some specialty crop, nursery, even some corn and soybean producers may not. Those with catastrophic coverage (CAT) may not realize that if they don’t comply with the Conservation Compliance provisions, they will be responsible for the full premium,” said Brian Frieden, director, Springfield Regional Office. “We have taken many steps recently to broaden participation in the crop insurance program as part of the farm safety net, including offering new policies such as the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, Supplemental Coverage Option, and extending organic price elections to many new crops.”

Farmers who file by the deadline will be eligible for federal crop insurance premium support during the 2016 insurance year. Additional information is available at RMA http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/currentissues/farmbill/

“Crop insurance support is something that we fought hard for during the writing of the 2014 Farm Bill because as farmers, we understand its importance to risk management in agriculture,” said Tommie Price, OSA president and Putnam County soybean farmer. “OSA is asking all Ohio farmers to make sure they have an updated form on file. Talk to your local crop insurance agent if you have any questions or need more information.”