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The Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions (BP) state that interest will accrue starting the first day of the month, following issuance of the notice of premium due by the Approved Insurance Provider (AIP), provided that a minimum of 30 days has passed from the premium billing date.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) released Notice CP-757 to its State and County Offices, which waives late file fees for an acreage report (FSA-578) when filed within 30 days of the acreage reporting date (ARD).
Although the crop insurance program does not require an FSA-578 to report acreage for crop insurance purposes, industry stakeholders have requested clarification from the Risk Management Agency (RMA) regarding implications of FSA Notice CP-757 to the crop insurance program.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) revised the Canola and Rapeseed Crop Provisions for the 2021 and succeeding crop years. These provisions were revised to clarify policy provisions and for consistency with other crop provisions that offer coverage on both fall and spring-planted acreage of the crop in the same county.
The following document will be available by close of business today on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov:
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has suspended reporting of the National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review (LM_LM352) formula price to comply with confidentiality requirements.
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 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 May 19, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
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 2020 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.
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, to estimate and report an improper payment rate using a statistically selected, statistically valid sample of policies for the Federal crop insurance program.
The agency is now initiating its review of policies for the 2021 reporting period.
Many state and local governments have issued “stay at home” orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or, in the absence of “stay at home” orders, producers may otherwise be unable to meet certain policy requirements due to concerns of spreading COVID-19.
