Prevented Planting Request for Information and Stakeholder Listening Sessions

RMA is gathering feedback on possible changes to prevented planting crop insurance coverage through a request for information (published May 23, 2023) as well as virtual and in-person listening sessions. These feedback opportunities will enable RMA to provide better crop insurance options.

The request for information on prevented planting requests input on prevented planting topics to include:

• Harvest Price Option – Feedback on whether to allow the prevented planting payment calculations to be based on the higher of projected price or harvest price under the revenue protection plan of insurance.
• “1 in 4” Rule – Input on the challenges or experiences since the rule (to be eligible for a prevented planting coverage acreage must have been planted to a crop, insured, and harvested in at least 1 out of the previous 4 crop years) was implemented nationwide.
• 10 percent additional coverage option – Input on if RMA should reinstate the option to buy-up prevented planting coverage by 10 percent.
• Contract price – Whether prevented planting costs are higher for contracted crops and how prevented planting payments should be calculated for contract crops.
• General – Willingness to pay additional premium for expanded prevented planting benefits, recommendations on other prevented planting limitations, etc.

Comments are due September 1, 2023, and they should be submitted through regulations.gov. The request for information, which includes details for submitting feedback, is available in this Federal Register notice.

Attend a virtual listening session on:

Date and Time	Teams and Dial Information
Thursday, June 8, 2023 1:00p – 3:00PM CDT	Meeting URL: Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 217 891 067 621 Passcode: 43YLNt For audio only (call in): 314-530-5560 Passcode: 746 772 69#

Attend an in-person listening session at the locations listed in the table below; no RSVP required. All times listed are local. Participants are encouraged to bring their comments in writing to the listening session.

Date and Time	Site Information
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT	El Campo Civic Center 2350 N. Mechanic Street El Campo, Texas 77437
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT	Modoc County Extension Office Agriculture Conference Room 2816 Havlina Road Tulelake, California 96134
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 PM-3:00 PM PDT	USDA California State Office 430 G Street Davis, California 95616
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Livestock Evaluation Century- Conference Room 1494 W. Pine Grove Road Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania 16865
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT	Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center 11371 E. Purdue Farm Road Dubois, Indiana 47527
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT	Lenawee County Extension Office 1040 S. Winter Street, Ste. 2020 Adrian, Michigan 49221
Thursday, July 20, 2023 Coming Soon	Coming Soon Colorado
Thursday, August 3, 2023 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT	University of Arkansas Rice Research Station 2900 AR-130 Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT	DoubleTree by Hilton West Fargo Conference Center Ballroom A/B 825 E. Beaton Drive West Fargo, North Dakota 58078
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT	Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC) Classroom 240 2200 E. Pocket Road Florence, South Carolina 29506
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT	Northwest Research Farm 6320 500th Street Sutherland, Iowa 51058
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT	Clemson Extension Office 1550 Henley Street, Ste. 200 Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM MDT	Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Maricopa, Arizona 85138
Thursday, August 24, 2023 Coming Soon MDT	Coming soon Las Cruces, New Mexico