Specialty Crops

Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture nursery crops. Individual crop insurance programs are currently available for the following specialty crops:

In addition, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection provides a risk management safety net to all commodities, including specialty crops, under one insurance policy and is the first Federal crop insurance program to be available in every state and county in the United States. It is tailored for any farm with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue and includes farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets.

Specialty crops are a priority at RMA, and federal crop insurance coverage for specialty crops has grown steadily over the past 15 years. In 2019, the amount of insurance for specialty crops totaled more than $18 billion.

RMA continues to communicate with producers and other interested parties to identify where there is a need to expand the availability of risk management products to producers. Expansion of products is generally made to growing areas where RMA is aware the crop exists, there is some history or experience of the crops’ performance, and there is significant grower interest in the product. See details on Expansions of Specialty Crops Programs.

If you have feedback on how we can improve coverage for specialty crops, please let us know at SpecialtyCrops@usda.gov.

If you are interested in learning more about insuring your specialty crops, please contact your local RMA specialty crop insurance liaison from the list below:

Regional Office - Liaison

• Billings, MT – Marni Walter
• Davis, CA – Thalia Barajas
• Jackson, MS – Derrick Johnson
• Oklahoma City, OK – Devin Lolles
• Raleigh, NC – William Barnes
• Spokane, WA – Nick Gans
• Springfield, IL – Adrienne Steinacher
• St. Paul, MN – Craig Christianson
• Topeka, KS – Amanda Whitehurst
• Valdosta, GA – Matthew Wilkin

• March 16 – The Director of the RMA Springfield, IL Regional Office will present on the Micro Farm Policy at the Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) annual Michigan Family Farms Conference. The conference is an opportunity for historically underserved and beginning and aspiring farmers to share, network, and learn from rural and urban food producers with diverse production methods and backgrounds. The Micro Farm policy provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one insurance policy. The policy is tailored for any farm with up to $100,000 in approved revenue, including farms with specialty or organic commodities, or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets. 

Past Events

• Production and Revenue History Plan
• Specialty Crops
• WFRP

• Feasibility of Insuring Local Food Production
• Research of Nursery Greenhouse Policy
• 2021 Specialty Crop Report | Appendix 
• 2020 Specialty Crop Report
• 2019 Specialty Crop Report
• Archived Annual Specialty Crop Reports