Deadline to sign-up for oyster crop insurance is Nov. 30th
November 15, 2024
The Shellfish Pilot Crop Insurance Program available through the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) is in its second year with several revisions to the policy. RMA has expanded availability to all Florida counties where commercial oyster aquaculture occurs. Also, shellfish seed purchased at an uninsurable size and reared in a grower’s nursery system to an insurable size can now be covered. The pilot program, which is an actual production history-price component coverage policy, provides 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
