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:

As of July 26, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2024 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of July 17, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2025 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2025 crop year having a June 30 contract change date. The following attachment, 2025 Expansion of Existing Fall Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county.

Action

Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2025 crop year.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2024.

Background

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is upgrading the CARS application to the Microsoft Dynamic 365 platform. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed July 22, 2024.