Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 5, 2002
Crop insurance helps Pennsylvania farmers prepare for challenging year (:43)
Suggested Intro:
APRIL 15TH IS AN IMPORTANT DEADLINE FOR TAXPAYERS. BUT FOR FARMERS IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 15TH MAY BE A MORE IMPORTANT DATE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:12) WITH MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE STATE'S COUNTIES UNDER A DROUGHT EMERGENCY...AND MOST OF THE REST UNDER DROUGHT WARNINGS OR WATCHES...CROP INSURANCE IS AN IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR FARMERS HEADING INTO SPRING PLANTING. PENN STATE AG ECONOMIST JAY HARPER SAYS FARMERS SHOULD MOVE FAST:
Harper Actuality:
(:21) "THE MARCH 15TH DEADLINE IS CRITICAL FOR ANYONE THINKING ABOUT INSURING FIELD CROPS, MOST OF OUR VEGETABLES AND SO ON. THAT'S THE LAST DAY THAT THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR CROP INSURANCE, SO IF THEY WANT COVERAGE THIS YEAR, THEY NEED TO START TALKING TO THEIR CROP INSURANCE AGENT RIGHT AWAY, TO ESTABLISH THEIR YIELDS, GET SIGNED UP FOR THAT DEADLINE."
(:10) HARPER SAYS FARMERS CAN SIGN UP NOW, BUT NOT PAY FOR INSURANCE UNTIL FALL, SO THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH CASH FLOW DURING THE BUSY SPRING PLANTING SEASON. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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