U.S. seed and sod producers wishing to participate in the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) can check with their State Farm Service Agency (FSA) office for deadlines on applying for non-insured crop disaster assistance. According to the program fact sheet published by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) “provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops to protect against natural disasters that result in lower yields or crop losses, or prevents crop planting”. Of the wide range and variety of crops covered under NAP, value loss crops including but not limited to Christmas trees, ornamental nursery crops, and TURFGRASS, are all crops eligible for coverage. The established coverage period for turfgrass is October 1-September 30, 2020.
Be sure to check out future issues of Turf News magazine for a fully-detailed article on how turfgrass producers can participate in various crop insurance programs. In the meantime, to obtain additional information regarding the NAP program and insurance availability for your turfgrass operation, turfgrass producers are strongly encouraged to visit their local FSA Service Center. You can find your local service center by following this link:
https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app
For additional information about the NAP program, producers can also follow this link to view the NAP basic provisions, fact sheets and additional documents:
