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Due to 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. In response, the United States Department of Agriculture recently announced measures to assist producers affected by severe drought conditions.
Farmers and ranchers are facing widespread drought conditions 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.
Appendix IV, section III(b)(1) of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to conduct data mining reviews.
This is clarification on the required Quality Control (QC) Type Codes that shall be submitted by review type.
The 2022 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/Appendix-III-M13-Handbook-Index under the Appendix III/M-13 directory.
Modifications in the 2022 Appendix III include the following crop insurance program changes:
As of April 29, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) plan of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on November 20, 2020. The Board also approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plans of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2022 and succeeding crop years:
Dairy Revenue Protection changes include:
As of April 01, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
Additional notes and details regarding this data release:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the 2022 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2022 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2021. The documents are located on the RMA website at: www.rma.usda.gov/Topics/Reinsurance-Agreements. As stated in COM 20-009, the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) has been added to the Appendix IV Review Matrix, there are no other changes from the prior year.
The 2017 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 /tools/ under the Appendix III/M13 directory.
Modifications in the 2017 Appendix III include:
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. These modifications were previously announced in PM-20-064.
The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years effective beginning January 20, 2021:
