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At Minnesota Farmfest on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced several steps that the administration is taking to support America’s farmers in response to ongoing challenges across the agricultural sector.
Last month, Secretary Rollins announced that USDA is working on a Data Modernization Plan across multiple agencies that will be released later this year. As the next step in this process, Rollins announced a series of listening sessions that USDA leadership will host across the country to hear directly from producers as this plan continues to take shape.
Locations where listening sessions will be held include:
- Indiana State Fair
- Wisconsin State Fair
- Penn State Ag Progress Days
- Illinois State Fair
- Dakotafest
- Missouri State Fair
- Iowa State Fair
- Nebraska State Fair
- Farm Progress Show
For additional information and details about a specific listening session, please email DataModernization@usda.gov.
Rollins also announced the Risk Management Agency is authorizing Approved Insurance Providers to provide producers with up to 60 additional days to pay crop insurance premiums, administrative fees, and amounts due under Written Payment Agreements with scheduled premium billing dates between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. RMA will defer collection of unpaid producer premiums and administrative fees from AIPs and waive associated interest beginning with the August monthly accounting cycle.
Additionally, RMA is reinstating the option for insured producers to purchase an additional 5% prevented planting coverage beginning with crops associated with the August 31, 2026, filing date for the 2027 and succeeding crop years. Producers should contact their local crop insurance agent or visit the RMA website for guidance on how these updates may affect coverage options.
Source: USDA
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