NAP is a federally funded program that helps producers reduce their crop risk by offering a level of coverage when insurance is not available for the crop. The fee is waived for limited resource producers. Farmers qualify for a payment if more than 50 percent of their crop is damaged by weather. NAP benefits are based on yields and market prices.
Farmers have the option of using their actual production in order to establish a history.
The office will accept yield data at the time of application. Information may be presented for multiple years. Farmers who do not provide production information by the deadline will be assigned a yield based on a percent of the crop s county-expected yield. To be eligible for NAP, a farmer must share in the risk of producing the crop and comply with a conservation plan. Additional deadlines will be announced for other non-insurable crops.