Deadline looms for non-insured assistance program (NAP) application
Wisconsin producers are reminded that March 15, 2010 is the application closing date to sign up for the Non-Insured Assistance Program coverage on most spring-seeded crops.
Producers interested in obtaining NAP on their 2010 spring-seeded non-insurable crop acreage should visit their local USDA Service Center as soon as possible to complete an application for 2010 acres. Springseeded crops for grazing also need to have NAP or crop-insurance coverage to maintain eligibility for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
NAP coverage is available for crops only where insurance coverage is not available under Federal Crop Insurance policies provided by private insurance agents.
NAP is designed to cover losses due to damaging weather conditions. The program covers losses of more than 50 percent of normal yields or the farm’s yield calculated using actual production histories. Payments for production lost in excess of 50 percent are paid at 55 percent of the values established for the crop.
The cost per policy is $250 per crop per producer with a $750 cap per county. NAP coverage begins 30 days after the application is filed and the $250 administrative fee has been paid. The $250 administrative fee is non refundable.
A reminder that to qualify for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Programs, Livestock Forage Programs, Tree Assistance Program and Emergency Livestock Assistance Program, producers must meet the risk management purchase requirement by either obtaining a policy or plan of insurance, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act or NAP coverage. Coverage requirements vary slightly depending on the disaster program listed above. Producers considered socially disadvantaged, a beginning farmer or rancher, or a limited resource farmer may be eligible for these disaster programs without a policy or plan of insurance or NAP coverage.
Feel free to contact the Sheboygan County FSA office to obtain NAP coverage or for additional information on the NAP before the March 15 deadline. Check with local offices or FSA’s Web site on the specific cover requirement for the specific programs. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
