USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Oklahoma Impacted by Recent Tornadoes
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Livestock
MGR-26-005.1: Emergency Procedures for Livestock Impacted by Wildfire
BACKGROUND:
In addition to MGR-26-005 issued on May 1, 2026, wildfires also caused catastrophic damage in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) recognizes the need to provide flexibility to help livestock insurance policyholders in these impacted areas.
PM-26-024: Livestock Risk Protection, Livestock Gross Margin, and Dairy Revenue Protection - Modifications Effective for 2027 and Succeeding Crop Years
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:
MGR-26-003: Guidance for Crop and Livestock Income Protection (CLIP) Cancellation and Interaction with Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) for RY 2026
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.
Actuarial Release 26-017
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:
Actuarial Release 26-015
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:
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Hawaii Impacted by Recent Flooding
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COM-26-003: Rainfall Index (RI) and Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Guidance
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.
IS-26-001: 2026/2027 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and 2027 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA)
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.