Atlanta, Indiana
December 28, 2007
Beck’s Hybrids, a
family-owned seed company, located in Atlanta, Indiana announces
they have available the approved biotech traits for use in the
new Biotech Yield Endorsement (BYE) program released by Risk
Management Agency (RMA) earlier this month. Farmers from Indiana
and Illinois can now use specific Beck’s Hybrids products to
help reduce their crop insurance premiums.
In a report on December 13, 2007 RMA states, “Producers with an
individual yield or revenue insurance plan (APH, RA, or CRC) at
a buy-up level of Federal crop insurance coverage will be
eligible for the discount on any unit in which they plant at
least 75 percent of their non-irrigated corn for grain acres to
a qualifying corn hybrid. RMA will release the BYE, containing
the eligibility criteria, and instructions to approved insurance
providers in the near future. This endorsement does not waive or
otherwise affect the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
existing refuge requirements. Producers will be expected to be
in full compliance with all EPA requirements.”
The only qualifying corn hybrids approved for this program are
YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 and YieldGard VT
Triple. Beck’s Hybrids offers farmers over 28 different corn
products that meet RMA and the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) requirements in this new program.
Scott Beck, Vice President of Beck’s Hybrids adds, “Once again,
Beck’s offers growers more profitable choices for their farming
operation. At Beck’s, our customers can select from a variety of
genetics and biotech traits designed to perform best in their
specific farming operation.”
Growers are encouraged to contact their local Beck’s Dealer,
District Sales Manager, or Beck’s main office at 800-937-2325 to
learn more about how many of Beck’s products can assist them in
meeting the BYE program requirements and reducing their crop
insurance premiums.
Beck's Hybrids is a family-owned and operated seed company
that serves farmers throughout Indiana and selected counties in
Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. According to a recent
media survey, Beck's ranks as the sixth largest seed company in
the United States and the only one in the top six that is
family-owned, making Beck's the largest retail family-owned seed
company in the U.S. |
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