1999 PRESS RELEASES

December 1999

• More Crops Now Eligible for Crop Insurance Protection (Dec 1, 1999)

November 1999

• Insurance Deadlines Near For Dozens of Crops (Nov 12, 1999)
• RMA Backgrounder: Crop Insurance Premiums Discounted (Nov 12, 1999)

October 1999

• USDA Cuts Red Tape To Speed Loss Payments To Farmers (Oct 19, 1999)
• USDA Announces Coverage for Asiatic Citrus Canker in Florida (Oct 15, 1999)
• Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman on Senate Passage of Emergency and Disaster Relief for American Farmers (Oct 13, 1999)
• USDA Expands Revenue Insurance Plans; Increases Coverage Levels (Oct 1, 1999)

September 1999

• Price Increased for Insured Michigan Peaches (Sep 21, 1999)
• Policy Shift To Increase Program Oversight (Sep 21, 1999)
• USDA To Suspend Pilot Watermelon Crop Insurance (Sep 14, 1999)

August 1999

• USDA Under Secretary Schumacher Presents the New Aquatic Crop Insurance Program to Massachusetts Clam Producers (Aug 20, 1999)
• USDA Announces New Gleaning Program for Federally Insured Crops (Aug 9, 1999)
• USDA Announces New and Expanded Crop Insurance Programs (Aug 5, 1999)
• USDA Announces First Aquatic Crop Insurance Program (Aug 5, 1999)

July 1999

• USDA Expands Dairy Options Pilot Program (Correction to press release) (Jul 29, 1999)
• Premium Discounts Increase Farmer Protection (July 20, 1999)
• USDA To Lower Cotton Insurance Rates (Jul 7, 1999)

June 1999

• USDA Announces Plans to Boost Insurance Program's Integrity (Jun 30, 1999)
• USDA Announces Pilot Strawberry Crop Insurance Plans, Enhanced Florida Fruit Tree Protection (Jun 18, 1999)

March 1999

• Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman on the Passage of Legislation to Extend Crop Insurance Sales for Producers Who Applied for CRCPlus (Mar 26, 1999)
• USDA Proposes Legislation to Assist Producers with CRCPlus Crop Insurance Coverage (Mar 18, 1999)

February 1999

• The State of American Agriculture, delivered at the 75th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (Feb 22, 1999)
• USDA Lowers Durum Base Price for Crop Revenue Coverage | PDF (Feb 9, 1999)
• Glickman Unveils FY2000 Budget, Crop Insurance Reform Proposals (Feb 1, 1999)

January 1999

• Emergency Relief (ER) announcement and premium incentive (Jan 14, 1999; updated Feb 3, 1999)
• USDA Lowers Crop Insurance Premiums (Jan 8, 1999)