Small Grains

BACKGROUND:

On November 27, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI), Basic Provisions, and various Crop Provisions.

The following changes apply for the 2025 and succeeding crop years for the November 30, 2024, contract change date and for the 2026 and succeeding crop years for crops with earlier contract change dates:

Background

Today, June 27, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended Subpart J (Appeal Procedure), Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP), Basic Provisions and Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI), Basic Provisions, and various Crop Provisions.

Background

Beginning in February 2022, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) allowed written agreements for a new relay cropping practice for soybeans seeded into a small grain crop through Manager’s Bulletin MGR-22-002 and, subsequently, through MGR-22-009 for the 2023 crop year. This MGR replaces MGR-22-009 beginning with the 2024 crop year.

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-22-072 on November 28, 2022, announcing changes to the Small Grains Crop Provisions and the Small Grains Crop Provisions were released at that time. The amended Small Grains Crop Provisions expanded revenue coverage to oats and rye, matching available coverage for barley and wheat. The changes are effective for spring oats for the 2023 and succeeding crop years and for winter oats and rye for the 2024 and succeeding crop years.

Background

In February 2022, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) allowed written agreements for a new relay cropping practice for soybeans seeded into a small grain crop for the 2022 crop year through Manager’s Bulletin MGR-22-002. This MGR replaces MGR-22-002 beginning with the 2023 crop year. This expanded insurance opportunity is to address climate change, soil degradation, and depletion of natural resources which are challenges for crop productivity and environmental sustainability.

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amended the Small Grains Crop Provisions and the Processing Sweet Corn Crop Provisions.

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Malting Barley Endorsement to make the following clarifications for the 2023 and succeeding crop years:

Background

Climate change, soil degradation, and depletion of natural resources are becoming prominent challenges for crop productivity and environmental sustainability in modern agriculture. Producers using conventional farming systems have limited choices available to cope with these issues. RMA has received questions from policyholders and Approved Insurance Providers on whether relay cropping is an insurable practice.

Relay cropping is defined as:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amended the Small Grains Crop Provisions for the 2022 and succeeding crop years. These provisions were revised to allow for additional unit divisions for wheat and to make discretionary changes to clarify provisions for counties with spring-planted acreage, fall-planted acreage, or both. A Final Rule with these changes published in the Federal Register on June 25, 2021.

Background 

Producers in Southwest Oklahoma and Northern Texas have recently been affected by wet weather, muddy field conditions and in some cases excessive winds, which have delayed the normal and customary timeframe for mechanical or chemical termination of crops used for winter grazing (oftentimes small grains). The generally mild winter months along with the weather-related delays may, in some situations, cause producers the inability to fully terminate the crops prior to the onset of some of the plants reaching the headed or budded stage.