To identify the correct grid for your specific acreage, use the Grid ID Locator at http://maps.agforceusa.com/af/ri/. In addition, RMA encourages you to use the historical indices tool and decision Support Tool to help you determine whether Annual Forage is the right insurance coverage for your operation.
The Annual Forage policy offers a Dual Use Option in certain counties. Producers who elect this option can insure their small grains crop with both an Annual Forage policy for grazing and a multi-peril Small Grains policy for grain. In the case of a loss under each policy, producers can retain the indemnities paid under both policies.
If you wish to keep the full protection of your Small Grains policy for grain, you must stop grazing the small grains crop by the date published in the Small Grains Special Provision. If you decided to short rate your grain policy, you must notify your insurance company by the same date.
Yes – the 2018 Farm Bill included language that allows producers to purchase two different insurance policies for crops that can be both grazed and mechanically harvested on the same acres during the same growing season. It also allows the insured to retain the indemnities paid under both policies.
The Annual Forage County Base Value (CBV) is adjusted when used in tandem with a Small Grains policy to estimate the value of the grazing crop for the shortened grazing period. The CBV is adjusted by estimating the ratio of grazing value between grazing animals for a full crop year, compared to pulling off animals early to allow for a grain crop to flourish. The Dual Use CBV is equal to 40% of the full year Annual Forage CBV.
The Dual Use Option is available in counties where RMA considers “grain/graze” a good farming practice. This includes counties in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. For the crop to be insurable under the Small Grains policy, producers must also follow the requirements of the Small Grains policy. Click here for a list of qualifying states and counties for Annual Forage Dual Use Option.
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