GAINESVILLE — Agricultural producers seeking federal crop insurance must have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form — commonly called form AD-1026 — on file with their local USDA service center by June 1.
Many farmers have their certification form on file, since it’s required to participate in other USDA programs, including those with Natural Resources Conservation Service. But producers such as specialty crop growers, who receive federal crop insurance premium subsidies and do not participate in other USDA programs, must now file a certification form with USDA’s Farm Service Agency.
Producers who file their form by the deadline will be eligible for federal crop insurance premium subsidies during the 2016 reinsurance year, which begins July 1, 2015. The June 1 deadline does not apply to producers seeking benefits from FSA and NRCS programs.
Visit or call the Crestview Service Center — 938 Ferdon Blvd. N., Crestview, 682-3714 — to ask questions, get additional information or learn more about conservation compliance procedures.
Additional information, including a Five Steps to Meet Conservation Compliance guide and answers to frequently asked questions, is available at www.nrcs.usda.gov/compliance.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Northwest Florida crop insurance deadline fast approaching