Farm Insurance Programs for Small and Specialty Crop Farmers

RMA: Whole Farm Revenue Protection Program: Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one insurance policy and is available in all counties nationwide. This insurance plan is tailored for any farm with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue, including farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets. https://www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/general-policies/whole-farm-revenue-protection

FSA: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to non- insurable crop losses due to drought, flood, hurricane or other natural disasters. Landowners, tenants or sharecroppers who share in the risk of producing an eligible crop are eligible. Eligible crops are those where crop insurance is unavailable. Also eligible for NAP coverage are controlled-environment crops (mushroom and floriculture), specialty crops (honey and maple sap) and value loss crops (aquaculture, Christmas trees, ginseng, ornamental nursery and turf-grass sod). The 2014 Farm Bill allows producers to purchase higher levels of coverage beyond the catastrophic coverage level for an additional premium. New, limited resource and targeted underserved farmers are eligible for free catastrophic coverage and higher levels of coverage for a significantly discounted premium. For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/nap

Marketing and Promotions Support

AMS: Local Food Promotion Program: The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) offers grant funds with a 25% match to support the development and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises to increase domestic consumption of, and access to, locally and regionally produced agricultural products, and to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets. There are two types of project applications are accepted under LFPP—planning grants and implementation grants. Applicants can apply for either but will receive only one type of grant in the same grant cycle. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/lfpp

AMS: Farmers’ Market Promotion Program: The purpose of the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is to increase domestic consumption of, and access to, locally and regionally produced agricultural products, and to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets by developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training, and technical assistance to, or assisting in the development, improvement, and expansion of, domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/fmpp

TDA: Go Texan! GO TEXAN represents Texas agri-business on state, national and international levels by building recognition for the GO TEXAN mark and helping you find Texas products. If you're interested in more information, the GO TEXAN team is here to help. http://www.gotexan.org/