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In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Rainfall Index (RI) Plan Common Policy, Basic Provisions and the Annual Forage (AF) Crop Provisions for 2027 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a contract change date on or after April 30, 2026. The changes include:
AF Crop Provisions:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy
Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
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.
As of March 05, 2026 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) made several changes to the Rainfall Index Plan Common Policy (RI Basic Provisions) effective August 31, 2025, for the 2026 crop year.
Notably, RMA updated sections 6(d)(3) and 9(d) of the RI Basic Provisions to clarify that insurable land must be owned or leased, and that leases or lease certification forms must be signed and submitted on or before the acreage/colony reporting date (ARD) and must be effective for the crop year.
