CROP INSURANCE

SPRINGFIELD -- The last date that applications can be accepted for crop insurance on 1991 spring-planted crops in Illinois is Monday.

Crops which may be insured area canning beans, corn, grain sorghum, green peas, hybrid seed corn, oats, popcorn, soybeans, canning sweet corn and tomatoes.

"The availability of some of these crops varies by county," said Joan Sutter, director of federal Crop Insurance corporation. She point out that a wide range of coverage options are being offered.

Crop insurance policies are available through local private insurance agents. Sutter suggests that by talking with an agent, a producer can determine the coverage combination that bests meets his/her individual needs for protection.