There’s a new requirement for growers who receive federal crop insurance premium support. The 2014 Farm Bill tied federal crop insurance subsidies to conservation compliance, so growers must now file form AD-1026 (Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certificate) in order to be eligible. Most farmers already have the form on file because it’s required for most U.S. Department of Agriculture support programs. But Chris Bieker, state outreach coordinator with the USDA’s Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency in Spokane, Washington, said fruit growers might not be aware that they need to pay attention to this because they haven’t needed to […]