K-State crop planting date survey--

Producer input on crop insurance planting date changes needed

As seed varieties, technology, and crop rotations change, crop planting dates may also be adjusted. However, in some cases, farmers are limited by Risk Management Agency (RMA) crop insurance planting date windows. Many agree that crop insurance planting dates should be updated to better reflect these changes. This is your opportunity to provide the farm-level information needed to more accurately update planting recommendations and provide better guidance to update crop insurance planting dates.

Here is how Kansas producers can help. RMA includes Land Grant University recommendations when they review and set allowable planting dates for crop insurance. Unfortunately, data reflective of recent agronomic advances is limited. We’re asking producers to consider participating in a Kansas State University (KSU) Crop Planting Date Survey.The goal is to gather more up-to-date information and precise data on planting dates and crop yields for corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum. The last couple of years would be ideal but data will be accepted as far back as one would like to share (multiple years of data are needed to best assess planting date recommendations).

RMA includes Land Grant University recommendations when they review and set allowable planting dates for crop insurance. Unfortunately, data reflective of recent agronomic advances is limited. K-State Research and Extension is asking producers to consider participating in a Kansas State University (KSU) Crop Planting Date Survey. The goal is to gather more up-to-date information and precise data on planting dates and crop yields for corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum. The last couple of years would be ideal but data will be accepted as far back as one would like to share (multiple years of data are needed to best assess planting date recommendations).

There are three easy ways to provide data and you can learn more from K-State here.. Or you can go directly to an online survey here.