Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Spring Planted Crops

by Scott Stiles - February 23, 2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for spring planted crops. The Sales Closing Date for Arkansas is February 28th.

RMA Online Resources:

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency lists sales closing dates in the Actuarial Information Browser, under the “Dates” tab. 

Producers can also access the RMA Map Viewer tool to visualize the insurance program date choices for acreage reporting, cancellation, contract change, earliest planting, end of insurance, end of late planting period, final planting, premium billing, production reporting, sales closing, and termination dates, when applicable, per commodity, insurance plan, type and practice. Additionally, producers can access the RMA Information Reporting System tool to specifically identify applicable dates for their operation, using the “Insurance Offer Reports” application.  

2026 Projected Prices for Crop Insurance

For the Common Crop Insurance Policies and Area Risk Protection Insurance, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has approved 2026 crop year projected prices and volatility factors for insurance offers with a projected price discovery period of January 15, 2026, through February 14, 2026. These values may be viewed in the table below and on RMA’s Price Discovery Portal.

More Information 

Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available online at the RMA Agent Locator. Producers can learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov or by contacting their RMA Regional Office.