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Subject: A request dated May 6, 2020, to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) requesting a Final Agency Determination for the 2017 crop year regarding the interpretation of section 1 of the Apple Crop Provisions published at 7 C.F.R. § 457.158. This request is pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 400, subpart X.
Background:
Referenced policy related to the request:
The Apple Crop Provisions state, in relevant part:
1. Definitions.
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Fresh apple production.
(1) Apples:
On May 21, 2020, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Production and Revenue History (PRH) Pilot Crop Insurance Program for strawberries. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) developed PRH for specialty crops to provide revenue coverage in addition to yield coverage. Features of the program include:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plan of insurance for Cattle, Dairy, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued bulletin MGR-20-015 on May 28, 2020, to authorize additional crop insurance relief following Farm Service Agency (FSA) Notice CP-757, which waived late filing fees for a FSA acreage report (FSA-578) when filed within 30 days of the acreage reporting date (ARD).
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2021 crop year having a June 30 contract change date. The following attachment, 2021 Expansion of Existing Fall Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanently-established (non-pilot) programs.
Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2021 crop year.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2020.
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In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final area yields for 2019 crop year Buckwheat, Burley Tobacco, Cigar Binder Tobacco, Corn, Cucumbers, Dark Air Tobacco, Dry Beans, Fire Cured Tobacco, Flax, Flue Cured Tobacco, Grain Sorghum, Green Peas, Hybrid Corn Seed, Hybrid Seed Rice, Hybrid Sorghum Seed, Millet, Mustard, Peanuts, Popcorn, Processing Beans, Pumpkins, Rice, Sesame, Silage Sorghum, Soybeans, Sugar Beets, Sunflowers, Sweet Corn, and 11/30 Tomatoes will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
