CAS' Clif Parker and John Mangus presented crop insurance program information to Virginia clam producers and other agribusiness professionals at a meeting held on September 4, 2008, in Exmore, VA.  The meeting, coordinated by Extension Agent William Shockley and crop insurance agent Rawlings Scott, was conducted as part of a USDA/RMA/CAS Risk Management Partnerhsip to inform Northeast U.S. clam producers about the structure, benefits, and limitations of RMA's Cultivated Clam Pilot Program.

CAS' presentation provided a thorough disussion of RMA's Pilot Clam Program.  The CAS presenters also described the operation of RMA's AGR-Lite Program.  The meeting also included a presentation on the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and a discussion of local production and marketing issues.