Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts for Apples, Cranberries, Grapes, and Peaches
News Release
Grapes
MGR-24-005 2025 Crop Year County Perennial Crop Program Expansion
BACKGROUND:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2025 crop year having an August 31 thru December 31 contract change date. The following attachment, 2025 Expansion of Existing Perennial Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county.
ACTION:
Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2025 crop year.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025
PM-24-049 Fire Insurance Protection - Smoke Index (FIP-SI) Endorsement Effective for the 2025 and Succeeding Crop Years
Background
On May 23, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved the Fire Insurance Protection - Smoke Index (FIP-SI) Endorsement. It is available beginning with the 2025 crop year as additional coverage for the Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions and the Actual Production History Grape Crop Provisions in counties located in California. The coverage provided by this Endorsement may be combined with the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Endorsement or the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement (CAT).
Fire Insurance Protection – Smoke Index (FIP-SI)
The Fire Insurance Protection-Smoke Index (FIP-SI) Endorsement covers a portion of the deductible of the Grape Crop Provisions when the insured county experiences a minimum number of Smoke Events as determined by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) in accordance with the Smoke Data Provisions (SDP) and identified in the actuarial documents. The coverage provided by this Endorsement may be combined with the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Endorsement or the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement (CAT).