Linkage is tied to the crop and county that received the ERP payment. Producers who received an ERP payment on acreage classified as standard will have to meet the minimum 60 percent coverage requirement on all acreage classified as standard. Producers who received an ERP payment on high-risk acreage will have to meet the requirement on all acreage classified as high-risk.
- For example, if a producer received an ERP payment on standard rated soybean acreage, they would not be subject to the minimum 60% coverage on soybean acreage insured in newly classified high-risk areas. They would be subject to the minimum coverage on all soybean acreage remaining standard rated.
- If a producer received an ERP payment on high-risk rated soybean acreage, the newly classified high-risk acreage would need to meet the requirement if insured as soybeans.