USDA/RMA PRESS RELEASE | 08.15.19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced August 15, 2019 it will defer accrual of interest for all agricultural producers’ spring 2019 crop year insurance premiums to help the wide swath of farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather in 2019.

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