Kansas

Growers will have an opportunity to learn about the Silage Sorghum Pilot insurance contract, a new tool that will allow producers in 37 Kansas counties and two Colorado counties to manage their production risks more effectively. Informational meetings are being held in several western Kansas towns and two Colorado towns in January and February. Dates have been added for meetings in Dodge City, Ulysses, Hugoton, and Lamar, Colo. The lack of insurance for silage sorghum has prevented many producers from growing this drought tolerant crop. Dates and locations are listed below.

The Silage Sorghum Pilot insurance contract is available for Colorado producers in Baca and Prowers counties. Eligible Kansas counties include Barton, Decatur, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace and Wichita.

Sorghum varieties grown for harvest as silage will be eligible for coverage under the new pilot program launching in 2005 and continuing through 2008. The definitions for insurability match category 1 or 2 as defined by FSA LP-1955, but the list cannot guarantee insurability.

To inform producers about the pilot program, the National Grain Sorghum Producers (NGSP) has partnered with USDA's Risk Management Agency, the Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association, Kansas State University and Colorado State University to coordinate meetings in January and February. For meeting dates and locations, visit NGSP's website (www.sorghumgrowers.com) or call the NGSP office at 806-749-3478 or the Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association at 785-448-6922. Scheduled meetings are listed below:

--Walsh, Colo.: Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Community Building

--Dodge City: Feb. 8 at 9:30 a.m. at the 4-H Building

--Ulysses: Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Civic Center Lawson Room

--Hugoton: Feb. 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the Fair Office Building

--Lamar, Colo.: Feb. 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cow Palace Inn.

Date: 1/27/05

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