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Basic Provisions

IS-22-002

Background

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced the Nest Cover Upland Habitat conservation project for the 2022 crop year. According to NRCS, the project provides financial and technical assistance to establish and manage cover for nesting habitat on rice lands in California.

PM-21-071

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amended the General and Administrative Regulation Subpart R - Administrative Remedies for Non-Compliance, (Subpart R); Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Regulations; Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP), Basic Provisions; Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Sunflower Seed Crop Insurance Provisions (Sunflower Seed Crop Provisions); Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Coarse Grain Crop Insurance Provisions (Coarse Grains Crop Provisions); and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Bean Crop Insurance Provisions (Dry Bean Crop P

PM-21-060

In accordance with Section 6 of the of the Group Risk Plan (GRP) Oyster Policy Basic Provisions, approved payment landings for the 2021 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

PM-21-038

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Endorsement, on November 15, 2019, for the 2020 crop year. It continues to be available for the 2022 crop year for both Catastrophic (CAT) and additional coverage for Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions policies, when provided in the actuarial documents, in counties near the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean, as well as Hawaii.

The following changes are applicable for the 2022 and succeeding crop years:

PM-21-037

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amended the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions (ARPI) and Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (CCIP) for the 2022 and succeeding crop years for crops with a contract change date on or after June 30, 2021, and for all other crops, the changes are applicable for the 2023 and succeeding crop years, with the following changes:

CCIP and ARPI Basic Provisions

PM-21-012

Additional Price Elections:

In accordance with section 3(e)(1) of the Basic Provisions, RMA is providing additional price elections for selected APH, SCO, and ECO dry bean and dry pea types with a March 15, 2021 SCD.

Dry Beans
Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin;

Type and Organic Practice
(not all types may be available in all states)

PM-21-009

Additional Price Elections:

In accordance with section 3(e)(1) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, RMA is providing additional price elections for Actual Production History (APH) fresh market tomatoes.

PM-21-008

Additional Price Elections:

In accordance with section 3(e)(1) of the Basic Provisions, RMA is providing additional price elections for selected APH, SCO and ECO dry bean types with a February 28, 2021 SCD.

PM-20-036

Background

The Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) are used in conjunction with either the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions or the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, along with Crop Provisions for the following crops: barley, canola/rapeseed, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat.

The CEPP specifies how and when the projected and harvest price components will be determined. The CEPP contains two sections: