2004 PRESS RELEASES

December 2004

• Austin Mutual/Crop USA Approved As New Federal Crop Insurance Company (Dec 8, 2004)
  

November 2004

• Producer Pleads Guilty (PDF) (Nov 30, 2004)
  

October 2004

• USDA Awards $19.8 Million in Partnership Agreements (Oct 22, 2004) Related items: Outreach agreements | Education agreements | R&D agreements
  
• Westfield/Deere Approved As Federal Crop Insurance Company (Oct 8, 2004)

September 2004

• Livestock Insurance Sales Resume (Sep 29, 2004)
• Apple, Blueberry, Pecan Program Changes (Sep 2, 2004)
• Stonington Approved As 15th Federal Crop Insurance Company (Sep 1, 2004)

August 2004

• RMA to Expedite Crop Insurance Claims from Hurricane Charley in Florida (Aug 20, 2004)
• USDA Announces Awards for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Development Contracts (Aug 12, 2004)
• USDA to Resume Sales of Livestock Protection Programs (Aug 12, 2004)

June 2004

• RMA Releases Final Draft of 2005 SRA (PDF) (Jun 14, 2004)

May 2004

• USDA Announces $16.5 Million Available to Fund Risk Management Initiatives (May 28, 2004)
• RMA Releases Third Draft of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (May 21, 2004)
• USDA to Hold Crop Insurance Pre-Proposal Conference (PDF) (May 3, 2004)

April 2004

• FFA Essay Contest Winners Announced (Apr 27, 2004)

March 2004

• Second Draft of the 2005 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (Mar 30, 2004)
• Proposed Rule for Modifying Apple Crop Provisions Published in Federal Register (Mar 29, 2004)

January 2004

• Sugar Beet Stage Removal Option Pilot Program Approved (Jan 6, 2004)