Background

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is required annually, in accordance with Appendix C of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments dated October 20, 2014, and the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, to estimate and report an improper payment rate using a statistically selected, statistically valid sample of policies for the Federal crop insurance program.

Background

On July 16, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Manager’s Bulletin MGR-19-021 Agriculture Risk Protection Act (ARPA) List Review Standards. This guidance provides clear expectations of what actions Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) are to perform regarding the Agriculture Risk Protection Act (ARPA) List, including specific actions AIPs are to take with respect to agents and adjusters identified on the ARPA List. The guidance also instructs AIPs how those actions, along with the results, should be reported to RMA.

As of March 21, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

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:

• 2022 Crop Year Rainfall Index December – January Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage

Action

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:

Background

The ARH Sweet Cherry and Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions establish an Annual Price to determine revenue to count for certain appraised or unsold marketable production.

Action

In accordance with the definition of Annual Price in Section 2 of the crop provisions, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) is issuing the following Annual Prices for crop year 2021:

Background

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced the Nest Cover Upland Habitat conservation project for the 2022 crop year. According to NRCS, the project provides financial and technical assistance to establish and manage cover for nesting habitat on rice lands in California.

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the 2023 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2023 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2022. The documents are located on the RMA website at: www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/reinsurance-agreements.

As of March 04, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of March 01, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Dry Pea and Dry Bean Crop Provisions and Revenue Endorsement