Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

As of August 11, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of July 03, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of January 18, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) instructed the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to offer the Stacked Income Protection Plan of Insurance (STAX) to upland cotton producers which became effective for the 2015 insurance year and was available in all counties where insurance for upland cotton is available (see MGR-14-011).

After considering feedback and input from various program participants, RMA is making the following modification to the STAX program:

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is revising the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) plan of insurance for the 2017 crop year. RMA consulted with various program participants and based on their feedback, has made the following modifications and clarifications to the 2017 WFRP policy:

As of August 30, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Special Provisions for the 8/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.
• 2017 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of August 01, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Background

Changes for the 2016 crop year to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) plan of insurance included removal of the 35 percent of expected revenue limitation for animals and animal products (livestock) resulting in greater access to WFRP for these producers. Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agents are reminded the WFRP policy requires underwriting capacity to be available for animals and animal products before an application may be accepted. WFRP uses the fund associated with conducting livestock programs, which is $20,000,000 each Fiscal Year.

As of January 28, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of December 16, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 12/31, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2016 Special Provisions for the 1/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories: