BACKGROUND:

The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) included language to improve the effectiveness of WFRP. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues to solicit stakeholder recommendations. In response to feedback from local foods producers, grower organizations, and industry partners including Approved Insurance Providers (AIP) and agent organizations, RMA recommended changes to WFRP and Micro Farm to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board).

BACKGROUND:

On February 22, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Hawaii pilot insurance program under section 1523 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. This Rainfall Index (RI) pilot is like the PRF program that currently exists in the contiguous 48 states; however, there are some distinct differences due to the diverse geography and climate found in the state of Hawaii. Features of the program effective for 2025 and succeeding crop years include:

BACKGROUND:

In response to requests for clarification from the industry, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the provisions regarding the annual price for diverted production in the Actual Revenue History (ARH) Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions.

As of August 29, 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.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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:

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-24-039 on June 27, 2024, announcing changes to several policies under the Expanding Options for Specialty and Organic Growers (EOSOG) Final Rule. The Common Crop Insurance Provisions Basic Provisions, Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and 7 individual Crop Provisions were released at that time. The remaining regulatory Crop Provisions included in the EOSOG Final Rule and conforming changes in non-regulatory Crop Provisions are planned for public release by their respective contract change dates (CCD).

As of August 27, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of August 21, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31, 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

In accordance with Section 8 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: