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
• Search NAD Determinations

RMA's NAD Determinations Implementation Reports
(PDFs)

• 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 16, 2009 (Feb 12, 2009)
• Dec 31, 2008 (Feb 11, 2009)

For more information, contact Tonya Ahmed.