SURE signup begins today

Farmers can enroll in the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for 2011 crop year losses starting today (Oct. 22), according to the Illinois FSA state office.

Kay Shipman

Published: Oct 22, 2012

SURE authorizes assistance to farmers and ranchers who suffered crop losses caused by natural disasters that occurred through Sept. 30, 2011.

All eligible farmers must sign up for 2011 SURE benefits before June 7.

To qualify for a SURE payment, the producer's operation must be in a county that was declared a disaster for 2011 and have at least a 10 percent production loss that affects one crop of economic significance.

In 2011, 66 Illinois counties received a primary disaster designation and 27 received a contiguous disaster designation. This means producers in 93 Illinois counties can qualify for SURE benefits as long as they have at least a 10 percent production loss that affects one crop of economic significance and all other eligibility requirements are met.

Farmers whose operations are located outside a disaster county are eligible for SURE benefits if they had a production loss of 50 percent or more of the normal production on the farm. Farmers in the remaining nine Illinois counties are eligible if they experienced a production loss of 50 percent or more of the normal farm production.

To meet program eligibility requirements, farmers must have obtained a policy or plan of insurance for all insurable crops through the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. and obtained Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage on non-insurable crops, if available, from FSA. Forage crops intended for grazing are not eligible for SURE benefits.

For more information on SURE program eligibility requirements, contact your county FSA office.

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