Livestock

Background

On August 17, 2023, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved revisions to the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) Commodity Exchange Endorsement (CEE) for the 2024 crop year for all endorsements that have an effective date on or after September 16, 2023, and for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. The changes include:

DRP CEE:

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Rainfall Index (RI) Common Policy and the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Crop Provisions for 2024 and succeeding crop years for the August 31, 2023, contract change date and for the 2025 crop year for insurance plans with a contract change date prior to August 31, 2023. The changes include:

PRF Crop Provisions:

Background

Farmers and ranchers are facing natural disasters in many parts of the nation causing catastrophic damage to crops. Concerns have been expressed about the requirement to pay crop insurance premiums timely to avoid accrual of interest.

Background

The 2024 Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (Appendix III) has been updated with approved modifications. Appendix III will be available tomorrow electronically via the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website at www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Appendix-III-M13-Handbook-Index under the Appendix III/M-13 directory.

Action

Modifications in the 2024 Appendix III include the following crop insurance program changes:

Background

Due to the continuing severe drought conditions impacting many parts of the nation, producers are struggling to find adequate supplies of feed or forage, causing them to market their livestock sooner than anticipated.

The Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Basic Provisions requires livestock to be owned by the producer within the last 60 days of the insurance period or the endorsement is terminated with premium owed, but no indemnities payable.