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Rainfall Index

Acronym
RI

PM-24-022: 2024 Crop Year Rainfall Index December – January Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4)

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:

PM-23-057: 2023 Crop Year Rainfall Index June – July Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

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:

PM-23-047: Rainfall Index – Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Changes Effective for the 2024 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Rainfall Index (RI) Common Policy and the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Crop Provisions for 2024 and succeeding crop years for the August 31, 2023, contract change date and for the 2025 crop year for insurance plans with a contract change date prior to August 31, 2023. The changes include:

PRF Crop Provisions: