Forage Seeding

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Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is amending the Forage Seeding Crop Insurance Provisions via final rule with request for comments. The final rule with request for comment was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2018. The intended effect of this action is to update the policy to better reflect current agricultural practices. The following policy modifications were made to the Forage Seeding Crop Insurance Provisions:

As of April 14, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Background 

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2017 crop year. The following attachment, 2017 Expansion of Existing Fall Crops Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanently-established (non-pilot) programs.