FEMA Farmers Recovery Centers
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, a Farmers Recovery Center will be open at the Dixie County Public Library at 16328 SE US-19 in Cross City.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, a Farmers Recovery Center will be open at the Dixie County Public Library at 16328 SE US-19 in Cross City.
The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that oyster producers are now eligible for protection against losses due to named storms, excessive heat during a low tide event, freeze during a low tide event, or low salinity due to excessive rainfall. The new Shellfish Crop Insurance Pilot Program is an actual production history-price component (APH-PC) coverage policy for container-grown oysters commercially cultivated for the fresh half shell market. This new program will be available beginning with the 2024 crop year, and producers have until November 30 to purchase this policy. For the APH-PC coverage policy, the producer selects the percentage