Archives for September 2019

On September 26, 2019, USDA announced that producers that received prevented planting payments in 2019 would receive a “top-up” payment equal to an additional 10 percent for producers with Yield Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and 15 percent for producers with the Revenue Protection Harvest Price Option. No signup is necessary and …

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On September 25, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued a Product Management Bulletin: PM-19-05, which involves a clarification of the involvement of agricultural experts for the sugar beet policy. Section 13(f) of the Sugar Beet Crop Insurance Provisions added an early harvest factor when processors request a portion of the contracted crop be harvested …

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On September 24, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA issued a FAQ regarding the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and 2019 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) interaction. The question was whether the MFR payment counts as revenue-to-count for the WFRP claims. RMA determined that MFP payments would not count as revenue-to-count for non-specialty crops, including alfalfa …

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On September 18, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued a “2019 Claims Advisory – Contained Water.” RMA stated that it received reports concerning prevented planting eligibility on acreage affected by water contained by or in structures that are designed to contain a specific amount of water. RMA refers to section 12(c) of the Common …

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On September 16, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Final Agency Determination: FAD-290 regarding the interpretation of section 10(a) under 7 C.F.R. part 400, subpart X. Section 10(a) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (Basic Provisions) provides that insurance attaches only if the person completing the application has a share of the …

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On September 16, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issues Final Agency Determination: FAD-289, which provided an interpretation of section 9(b) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (Basic Provisions). Section 9(b) states: (b) If insurance is provided for an irrigated practice, you must report as irrigated only that acreage for which you have …

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From September 5 through 10, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Fact Sheets for a number of crops including Canola and Rapeseed, Apples, Tobacco, Forage, Dry Beans, Cotton, Coarse Grains, Grapes, Potatoes, Peanuts, Stonefruit, Small Grains Barley and Wheat, Small Grains Buckwheat, Flax, Oats, and Rye. These Fact Sheets contain basic information such as …

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On September 4, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin: PM-19-050 announcing the harvest prices for certain crops and states. ANALYSIS – For barley with a September 30 sales closing date in California (Winter & Spring Types), Colorado (Spring Types), Idaho (Winter & Spring Types), Oregon (Winter & Spring Types) and Washington …

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