All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
BACKGROUND:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved changes to the Camelina pilot crop insurance program on May 20, 2025. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage allowing camelina producers to better manage their risks.
The following changes are applicable for the 2026 and succeeding crop years:
- Expand written agreements to all areas, in accordance with the Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions;
- Add fallback pricing mechanism for contract prices derived from a futures-based formula if futures are not locked in by the acreage reporting date;
- Add organic transitional and organic conventional practices; and
- Move the replanting payment amounts from the Crop Provisions to the actuarial documents.
ACTION:
The following documents will be available by June 30 on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov:
- Camelina Pilot Crop Provisions (26-0333)
- Camelina Insurance Standards Handbook (FCIC-24410)
Approved insurance providers must notify policyholders of these changes at least 30 days prior to the cancellation date, as required by the policy.
Interested producers should contact a crop insurance agent for further information. A list of agents can be found on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/tools-reports/agent-locator.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025