Cotton Seed

BACKGROUND:

The STAX and SCO programs administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) have insurability limitations based on the producer’s enrollment or election status in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, which are administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The STAX policy requires producers to report the enrollment status of their acreage in ARC or PLC. The SCO endorsement requires producers to report the election status of their farm for ARC and PLC.

Background

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) allows producers to make an election of ARC or PLC for each Farm Number in 2019, which will cover the 2019 and 2020 crop years. Enrollment in ARC or PLC will occur after this election. Election or enrollment dates will not begin until after acreage reporting date for cotton producers.

Background

Cotton producers experienced, and continue to experience, a significant amount of wet weather during the 2018 cotton harvest, resulting in the quality (seed sprouting, mold, etc.) of both unharvested cotton and cotton modules rapidly deteriorating in the field. Gins are rejecting damaged modules, as well as samples of unharvested cotton, resulting in unmarketable cotton and cottonseed.

As of November 29, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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 for the 2015 and succeeding crop years. The STAX program 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 during the 2015 insurance year, RMA is making several modifications to the STAX program as follows:

As of January 20, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2014 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD and Daily Files.
• 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 10/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files

Users can find this information in the following directories: