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In March 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) began issuing Manager’s Bulletins to provide program flexibilities in response to COVID-19. These RMA-issued COVID-19 flexibilities can be found on the web at www.rma.usda.gov/coronavirus-resources.
Appendix IV, section III(b)(3)(A) of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to conduct Conflict of Interest (COI) reviews. In accordance with the Guidance for Updating the SRA Appendix IV Review Matrix, AIPs are to conduct COI reviews on ECICs provided by FCIC on the COI report in AIP HyDRA. Livestock price insurance contracts will be included in the Fall 2020 COI list, but will be removed from the Spring 2021 COI list.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has revised the Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin-Cattle, Dairy, and Swine Basic Provisions to incorporate changes made in the 2014 Farm Bill Final Rule published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2016. Additionally, these Basic Provisions have been revised to incorporate changes previously made in the Ineligibility Amendment.
The new provisions are effective for the 2018 and succeeding crop years.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plan of insurance for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on August 20, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:
The Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions and Livestock policies state that interest will accrue starting the first day of the month, following issuance of the notice of premium due by the Approved Insurance Provider (AIP), provided that a minimum of 30 days has passed from the premium billing date.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plan of insurance for Cattle, Dairy, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:
The 2021 Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (Appendix III) has been updated with approved modifications. Appendix III is available electronically via the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website at www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure under the Appendix III/M-13 directory.
Modifications in the 2021 Appendix III include the following crop insurance program changes:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plan of insurance for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on May 21, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board) approved changes to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plan of insurance for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on May 21, 2020. The Board approved the following changes requested by Applied Analytics Group, the submitters of the LRP plan of insurance:
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has suspended reporting of the National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review (LM_LM352) formula price to comply with confidentiality requirements.
