Featured News
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FSA/USDA Announces Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP)
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). July 10, 2025 -
2025 Planting Progress Updates
The 2025 planting season is in full swing, and NAU Country wishes you a successful planting season! Check out the planting progress percentages for select crops in major producing states nationwide. *Note: The weekly 2025 Planting Progress Update summary sheets will be available after 9:30 (CT) on Tuesday mornings following the release of the prior day's reports from USDA/Cornell University. April 22, 2025 -
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program Webinar hosted by USDA and FSA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will host a free webinar about the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) on Thursday, April 17, 2025. April 15, 2025
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RMA Update: COVID-19 FSA Acreage Reporting Date changes
Given the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced additional information on the FSA Acreage Reporting Date as well as Manager's Bulletin MGR-20-015 that was issued on May 28, 2020. July 13, 2020 -
USDA improves crop insurance policies with new options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). July 13, 2020 -
RMA Update: Dairy Revenue Protection Sales Period Modification
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced modifications to Dairy Revenue Protection sales periods over weekends due to the volatility of milk prices. June 09, 2020 -
RMA Update - COVID-19 Additional Deferral of Interest Charges and Acreage Reporting Relief
Given the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced COVID-19 deferral of interest charges and information on the FSA Acreage Reporting Date extension. June 09, 2020 -
Got milk coverage?
Our team at NAU Country strives to be your Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) experts! We keep you up to date with the latest DRP notifications from RMA, our DRP quoting and processing system is second to none, and we offer product comparison and price history, milk production logs, and Dairy price alerts! June 02, 2020 -
Stewards of change and sustainability
NAU Country’s Eden Schneider was selected to participate in the “Climate Change and Caterpillars in Costa Rica” expedition that was stationed at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. May 27, 2020 -
RMA Update: Flexibilities for organic certification amid coronavirus pandemic
Given the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced additional flexibilities for organic producers. May 05, 2020 -
NAU Country’s Dairy Revenue Protection Price Alerts have you covered
Don’t miss your opportunity to get the best Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) price possible! NAU Country now offers DRP Price Alerts via email or push notifications for you and your farmers. April 17, 2020 -
RMA Information on COVID-19 and Dumped Milk on Dairy Revenue Protection and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Policies
As we continue to face challenges due to COVID-19, the USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) has issued multiple bulletins and updates. Please see below for highlights of the most recent bulletins. April 13, 2020 -
COVID-19 and NAU Country Crop Insurance
When customer service and social distancing compete in a world dealing with COVID-19, NAU Country Insurance Company offers service and technology that can help! We know that there is nothing better than hands-on, face-to-face service with your farmer, but during the sensitive time that we are living in, we want to give you options. Thankfully, our systems are already equipped to handle these situations. Click on this news piece to view an outline on the functionality available to serve your farmer from a distance, a friendly reminder on all the processing features available during this time of year, and resources for support and training. April 08, 2020