Farm Service Agency - Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

November 20^th is the upcoming deadline for producers to apply for coverage through Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).  NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters. This deadline pertains to the following crops:

Apples, Apricots, Blueberries, Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Prunes.

Other upcoming sales closing dates for NAP include:

12/3/12 – Honey

12/31/12 – Potatoes

2/28/13 – Rice

3/15/13 – All other crops

All NAP sales closing dates and other FSA program deadlines can be found on our website, www.fsa.usda.gov/mo.  Click on the “Complete List of Deadlines” link.

There is a factsheet about the NAP Program and a news release about the deadline is also available.