RMA makes determinations regarding participation in or receipt of benefits, compliance with program requirements, and making or amount of payments or other benefits. A participant who disagrees with an agency decision (except for Good Farming Practice Determinations) has the right to appeal the adverse decision to NAD. NAD also does not have authority to hear appeals regarding matters of general applicability -- that is, those applicable to all similarly situated participants. The participant has the burden of proving that the decision of the agency was erroneous by a preponderance of the evidence.

By regulation, RMA must implement final NAD determinations no later than 30 days after the effective date of the notice of the final determination. Beginning January 2009, pursuant to section 14009(b) of the 2008 Farm Bill, RMA will list these NAD final determinations. For more information, please see:

USDA National Appeals Division

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RMA's NAD Determinations Implementation Reports (PDF)

• Dec 2011 (Jan 11, 2012)
• 180 Day Report December 2011 (Dec 20, 2011)
• Nov 2011 (Dec 19, 2011)
• Oct 2011 (Nov 14, 2011)
• Sep 2011 (Oct 12, 2011)
• Aug 2011 (Sep 12, 2011)
• Jul 2011 (Aug 5, 2011)
• Jun 2011 (Jul 8, 2011)
• May 2011 (Jun 9, 2011)
• Apr 2011 (May 9, 2011)
• Mar 2011 (Apr 7, 2011)
• Feb 2011 (Mar 14, 2011)
• Jan 2011 (Feb 11, 2011)

• Dec 2010 (Jan 11, 2011)
• 180 Day Report December 2010 (Dec 18, 2010)
• Nov 2010 (Dec 14, 2010)
• Oct 2010 (Nov 8, 2010)
• Sep 2010 (Oct 14, 2010)
• Aug 2010 (Sep 22, 2010)
• Jul 2010 (Aug 16, 2010)
• Jun 2010 (Jul 28, 2010)
• 180 Day Report June 2010 (Jun 17, 2010)
• May 2010 (Jun 17, 2010)
• Apr 2010 (May 19, 2010)
• Mar 2010 (Apr 19, 2010)
• Feb 2010 (Mar 15, 2010)
• Jan 2010 (Feb 17, 2010)

• Dec 2009 (Jan 13, 2010)
• Nov 2009 (Dec 9, 2009)
• Oct 2009 (Nov 12, 2009)
• Sep 2009 (reposted Oct 19, 2009)
• Aug 2009 (Sep 14, 2009)
• Jul 2009 (Aug 13, 2009)
• Jun 2009 (Jul 15, 2009)
• May 2009 (Jun 11, 2009)
• Apr 2009 (May 12, 2009)
• Mar 2009 (Apr 14, 2009)
• Feb 2009 (Mar 11, 2009)
• Jan 2009 (Feb 12, 2009)

• Dec 31, 2008 (Feb 11, 2009)

For more information, contact Donna Gibson.