Dairy
MGR-18-007
Background
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) Plan of Insurance on February 13, 2018. DRP is a privately developed product that was approved under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
MGR-18-002
Background
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Act) authorized the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). MPP-Dairy, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary program that offers both catastrophic coverage and various levels of buy-up coverage.
PM-17-052
Background
The Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), and the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy policy (LGM-Dairy), administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), offer similar risk management protection for dairy producers. Under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, producers are prohibited from participating in both programs at the same time.
PM-18-010
Background
The Federal Crop Insurance Act limited the amount of funds available to support livestock plans of insurance to $20 million per fiscal year. On February 9, 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was signed into law removing the $20 million fund limitation placed on livestock plans of insurance offered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA).