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Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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Keep the field record beside the insurer notice.
Keep the field record beside the insurer notice. Photograph the damage as you go. Keep your insurer’s notice and acknowledgment separately.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Crop damage notice and loss photos before harvest or destruction
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
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Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Crop damage notice and loss photos before harvest or destruction
Crop damage notice and loss photos before harvest or destruction
01 · Keep the exact files
Take wide and close views, landmarks and row details. Keep repeat visits in separate labeled sets.
Records to keep: Existing capture-system and sign-off records
Crop damage notice and loss photos before harvest or destruction
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Crop damage notice and loss photos before harvest or destruction
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep your notice to the insurer and its acknowledgment separately. Use the insurer’s reporting process and inspection instructions.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why the saved copy matters.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
US federal · 2013
Keep proof of when crop damage was reported
A farmer sought cover for storm damage to tobacco but could not show notice within the policy's 72 hours. There was no written follow-up within 15 days either. The court kept the claim denial in place.
This account comes from a case annotation rather than the original decision.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the case summary ›US federal · 1976
Plowing alone did not end crop cover
Farmers reported crop damage, then plowed the stalks before the insurance firm could check them. The appeal court set aside the firm's early win: plowing alone did not end cover under that policy. The case went back with other points still open.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US federal · 2008
Crop loss must still be assessable
A crop insurer asked whether late notice could be excused after the crop was destroyed. The regulator said no if the insurer could no longer judge the loss. This was a policy ruling, not a farmer's court case.
This source is an agency interpretation, not an individual claim decision.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the source ›US federal · 2014
Meet the insurer's crop claim paperwork deadline
A farmer missed the insurer's deadline for crop claim records. The appeal court restored the outside reviewer's denial and sent the case back. It did not decide if weather caused the poor yield.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
FCIC Final Agency Determination FAD-92 (Basic Provisions section 14)
Late notice makes the loss uninsured unless the insurer can still accurately adjust it. Where the crop was destroyed before notice, timely notice cannot be waived.
The test is whether the insurer can adjust the loss, so dated photos that show the pre-harvest condition could help on that question, but the insurer decides. Not described in the sources as a rule about timestamps.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceUSDA RMA Managers Bulletin MGR-22-008 (Hurricane Ian emergency procedures)
In the Hurricane Ian emergency procedures, the insurer may consent to moving or disposing of damaged plant material when photographs show the crop or plant material in context to its surroundings; producers must keep photographic evidence with date and location identified for three years.
Limited to the 2022 Hurricane Ian emergency procedures (FL, NC, SC, VA); not a general rule for all losses. It does name date and location on the photos.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceGeorgia Department of Agriculture disaster guidance
Photograph damage and losses before any cleanup.
Advises photos but says nothing about timestamps or digital authenticity.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
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Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove who took the photos, which field they show, that the damage is real or caused by an insured event, that your insurer actually received notice, or that a claim will be paid.
A receipt is not notice to an insurer, proof of location or proof of when damage began. This research concerns US federal crop insurance.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
How fast do I have to report crop damage?
Under the standard US federal crop policy, tell your insurer within 72 hours of finding damage, and no later than 15 days after the insurance period ends. Confirm any phone call in writing. A time receipt does not count as notice.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan I harvest or replant before the adjuster comes?
Not without the insurer's go-ahead. If you destroy the crop before the insurer inspects it, the claim can be denied. Ask for a release in writing.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat does a time receipt do for my claim?
It shows these exact photo and notice files existed by the date on the receipt, to show that those exact files existed by the witnessed time. Your files are fingerprinted on your device and never uploaded.
Does it prove the photos show my field?
No. It proves the files existed unchanged by a date. It does not prove who took them, where, or that the damage is real. Take wide shots, close-ups and landmarks to help with that.
What if I missed the 72 hours?
Late notice does not automatically end a claim. The loss is treated as uninsured unless the insurer can still accurately adjust it. Tell your agent now and share dated photos. The insurer decides.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhy not just email the photos to myself?
Email shows when a message arrived, but the date comes from a mail service and the files can still be questioned. A time receipt dates the file's fingerprint with an independent timestamp authority and then anchors it in Bitcoin.
Will my insurer accept a time receipt?
We have found no insurer or USDA rule that names or rejects them. Insurers and courts decide what evidence they accept. Use it alongside, not instead of, the notice your policy requires.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat does it cost?
See the Pricing page for current US-dollar plans and allowances. Fast is paused. Purchases open when receipts open.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.