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In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
This Bulletin establishes the 2022 crop year Prune Reference Date. In addition, it provides Approved Insurance Providers with the average dry prune count per pound for calculating second-period immature prune appraisals.
Each year, the Davis Regional Office (DRO) establishes the Prune Reference Date. This date occurs one to two weeks after prune pit tip hardening when 80 to 90 percent of the seed shows the presence of endosperm, a clear jelly-like substance at the bloom end of the seed.
Due to the continuing severe drought conditions impacting many parts of the nation, producers are struggling to find adequate supplies of feed or forage, causing them to market their livestock sooner than anticipated. In response, the United States Department of Agriculture has announced measures to assist producers affected by severe weather events including drought.
In accordance with the Special Provisions, Price B will be established by adding premiums and/or discounts associated with the predominant cotton quality characteristics, as determined by the Farm Service Agency, to the Upland and Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton National Average Loan Rates. The predominant quality characteristics of cotton in each state are determined from the most recent three years of Agricultural Marketing Service cotton classing data.
As of April 29, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields and payment factors for the 2021 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plans of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on August 25, 2021, November 19, 2021, and February 17, 2022. The following revisions are applicable for the 2023 and succeeding crop years:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) plan of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on February 17, 2022. The following revisions are applicable for the 2023 and succeeding crop years:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plans of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on February 17, 2022. The following revisions are applicable for the 2023 and succeeding crop years:
The Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) Appendix IV Quality Assurance and Program Integrity, Section III Quality Control Guidelines, (a) (14) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to submit to RMA an annual Quality Control Report by April 30 following the reinsurance year. To satisfy the submission requirement, AIPs have historically emailed their Quality Control Reports directly to the Deputy Administrator for Compliance (DAC). On January 29, 2018, AIPs received a letter from RMA notifying them of revisions to the report submission process.
