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On August 20, 2026, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved modifications to the Pasture Rangeland Forage (PRF) Crop Provisions and the PRF Hawaii Crop Provisions, beginning with the 2027 crop year.
Changes include:
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:
Farmers and ranchers are facing challenges in many parts of the nation. Concerns have been expressed about the requirement to pay crop insurance premiums timely to avoid accrual of interest.
BACKGROUND:
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) 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.
