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Due to 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 recently announced measures to assist producers affected by severe drought conditions.
As of July 30, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
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In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, and Section 9 of the STAX Cotton Crop Provisions, approved final county yields, final county revenues, and payment factors for the 2020 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2022 crop year having a June 30 contract change date. The following attachment, 2022 Expansion of Existing Fall Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanent (non-pilot) program.
Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2022 crop year.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2021.
Farmers and ranchers are facing widespread drought conditions in many parts of the nation, causing catastrophic damage to crops. Concerns have been expressed about the requirement to pay crop insurance premiums timely to avoid accrual of interest.
Appendix IV, section III(b)(1) of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to conduct data mining reviews.
This is clarification on the required Quality Control (QC) Type Codes that shall be submitted by review type.
As of July 21, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
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On July 5, 2021, the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) updated the dataset for the 2020 hurricane season. In accordance with Section 9(d) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:
Subject: A joint request dated April 23, 2021, to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) requesting a Final Agency Determination for the 2019 crop year regarding the interpretation of the preamble and section 17(f)(10) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (Basic Provisions), published at 7 C.F.R. § 457.8. This request is pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 400,
subpart X.
Background:
Referenced policy related to the request:
The Basic Provisions states, in relevant part:
Severe drought conditions have damaged crops across the nation, especially in the West and the High Plains. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) recognizes the need for authorizing emergency procedures to streamline and accelerate the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to insured producers in the drought-impacted areas.
