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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER NOVEMBER 2015 11 Help to SALVAGE burned land water conservation measures in periods of severe drought. The program is subject to availability of funds. Locally elected members of FSA county committees inspect damaged land and determine eligibility, then make the request for funding. Unlike TAP, this cost-share program does not have an income eligibility cap. Growers can seek cost-share assis- tance to replace or rehabilitate wildfire damages to things such as fencing, irri- gation equipment, and trees planted for windbreak. "There are a number of programs for farmers and ranchers who need assistance in good times and bad," says FSA Administrator Val Dolcini. "We're encouraging farmers and ranchers who've been impacted by wildfires to make sure they're keeping good records so that when they come into their local FSA office, they have a good history of what they've been growing." On the crop insurance side, USDA's Risk Management Agency has a new option available to growers—in addition to the basic catastrophic, buy-up, and premium policies—who want to protect themselves in the event of a disaster. The Whole Farm Revenue Protection pilot program provides a safety net for all commodities on a farm under one insur- ance policy. The program is available to growers throughout the country, but is tailored to farms with specialty or organic commodities, or farms focusing on local and direct-market sales. Subsidy levels and premium discounts increase with the number of crops grown on the farm. The liability limit is $8.5 million. WFRP coverage can be purchased alone or with additional federal crop insurance policies. In addition, the Supplemental Coverage Option and the Actual Production History Yield Exclusion are now available to some fruit growers for the 2016 season in select counties. SCO is an area-based policy endorse- ment that can be purchased to sup- plement an underlying crop insurance policy. It covers a portion of losses not covered by the same crop's underlying policy. The APH Yield Exclusion allows farmers, with qualifying crops in eligi- ble counties, to exclude low yields in exceptionally bad years (such as a year in which a natural disaster occurred) from their production history when calculating yields used to establish their crop insur- ance coverage. This will allow eligible producers to receive a higher approved yield on their insurance policies through the federal crop insurance program. Growers should contact their crop insurance agents to discuss options that work best for their particular operations. • TJ MULLINAX/GOOD FRUIT GROWER One of about 6,000 trees lost to fire by Reggie Collins, chief executive officer of Chelan Fruit. His orchards overlook the Columbia River outside of Chelan, Washington. ProTree Nursery provides exceptional customer service and high-quality trees at a fair price. These are the reasons why our customers keep coming back year after year. We have over 40 years of experience in selecting the best root stocks matched with top varieties. We provide hearty trees and a great value. No bells… no whistles… just a business built on exceeding our customers' expectations. Call ProTree Nursery today — get the value you deserve in each and every tree. 10500 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, CA 94513 800.634.1671 or 925.634.2191 (Alison Clegg or Richard Chavez) 877.457.6901 (Henry Sanguinetti) M E M B E R O F w w w . p r o t r e e n u r s e r y. c o m Value from the ground up. Apples Aztec Fuji ® (DT-2 cv) Banning Red Fuji (USPP 16,624 P2) Blondee™ (USPP 19,007 McLaughlin cv) Buckeye ® Gala (USPP 10,840) Firestorm™ Honeycrisp Honeycrisp™ (USPP 7197) JonaStar JonaGold™ (USPP 20,590) Lady in Red * (USPP 18,787) September Wonder™ Fuji (USPP 11,193) Ultima™ Gala (USPP 13,753 P2) Available on B10 ® , B-118, EMLA, Geneva ® , M-9 T337, NIC -29™, or Pajam #2. ** * Trademark license for Pink Lady ® brand available upon request. Cherries Benton™ Bing Black Tart BlackPearl ® Brooks™ BurgundyPearl ® Chelan™ Coral Champagne Cristalina™ EbonyPearl ® Available on Colt, Gisela ® , Krymsk ® , Mahaleb, or Mazzard. * * ** Not all varieties are available on all rootstocks. Call for specific grafting information. Lapins RadiancePearl ® Rainier Selah™ Skeena™ Sweetheart™ Tamora Tulare™ Vans