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Small Grains

MGR-22-002: New Relay Cropping Practice Insurable by Written Agreement for Soybeans Seeded into a Small Grain Crop for the 2022 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:

PM-21-034: Small Grains Crop Provisions Changes Effective for the 2022 and Succeeding Crop Years

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.