FARMINGTON – Gary Raymond, executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Franklin County, has reminded producers that the application deadline for the 2009 coverage on fall seeded crops under the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program is Dec. 1.

“In order to be eligible for disaster assistance programs, like Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program or SURE, producers are required to timely purchase, at a minimum, catastrophic coverage for all insurable crops and/or NAP coverage for all non-insurable crops on their entire farm,” said Raymond.

Crops with a Dec. 1 deadline include finfish, Christmas trees, flowers, ginseng, turfgrass sod, mushrooms, ornamental nursery, small grains, apples, blueberries, peaches, grapes, pears, honey and maple sap.

For more information, contact a local USDA service center or FSA county office or go to http://www.fsa.usda.gov.