Livestock

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) plans of insurance under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. The following revisions are applicable for the 2027 and succeeding crop years:

Uniform changes across LRP, LGM, and DRP:

BACKGROUND:

Per section 6(b) and 6(c)(2) of the CLIP Policy Provisions, the CLIP policy will be canceled retroactively to the earliest cancellation date for the underlying Revenue Protection (RP) crop policies when an insured fails to meet the requirement to have at least two underlying RP crop policies with each RP crop policy having at least 10 percent of total RP crop liability.

As of April 23, 2026 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2027 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2027 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of April 15, 2026 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2027 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2027 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

BACKGROUND

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has received multiple questions on the topics of premium funding agreements, the insurability of ephemeral acres, and the insurability of acres grazed by wildlife such as wild horses. This memo is to provide guidance to all Federal Crop Insurance Program participants in the RI and PRF programs.

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the updated 2026 SRA at: https://www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/reinsurance-agreements/standard-reinsurance-agreement-archive. Additionally, the 2027 SRA and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2027 LPRA and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2026, are located at: https://www.rma.usda.gov/Topics/Reinsurance-Agreements.