Archives for July 2020

On July 21, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) published Final Agency Determination: FAD-295, regarding the interpretation of the term “sold as fresh apples” in the definition of “apples” in the Apple Crop Provisions. https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-and-Procedure/Final-Agency-Determinations/Apple-Crop-Provisions-1-FAD-295. The requestor interpreted the definition of “apples” to mean that a grower is eligible for the Fresh Fruit Quality Endorsement …

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On July 21, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) published Final Agency Determination: FAD-296 interpreting section 11(d) of the Pear Crop Provisions. https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-and-Procedure/Final-Agency-Determinations/Pear-Crop-Provisions-11d-FAD-296. Two requests for interpretation were provided: RMA states that the first requestor interpreted section 11(d) of the Pear Crop Provisions to mean that any damaged pears that were not graded or appraised …

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On July 20, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin: PM-20-049, announcing that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Production and Revenue History (PRH) Pilot Crop Insurance Program for strawberries and published the PRH Pilot Plan of Insurance General Provisions and the Strawberry Crop Insurance Program effective for …

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On July 20, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin: PM-20-048, regarding the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) Plan of Insurance for Dairy, Cattle, and Swine and the policies for LGM Dairy, Cattle and Swine. https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/PM-20-048; https://www.rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMAweb/Policies/Livestock-Gross-Margin-Cattle/2021/LGM-Cattle-Policy.ashx; https://www.rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMAweb/Policies/Livestock-Gross-Margin-Dairy/2021/LGM-Dairy-Policy.ashx; https://www.rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMAweb/Policies/Livestock-Gross-Margin-Swine/2021/LGM-Swine-Policy.ashx. In PM-20-048, RMA states the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved …

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On July 6, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Managers Bulletin: MGR-20-019, which announces the expansion of the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2021 crop year having a June 30, 2020 contract change date. https://www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/MGR-20-019. RMA announced that alfalfa seed was expanded into Jerome County, Idaho; dry peas was …

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On June 30, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Managers Bulletin: MGR-20-018, announcing that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) granted approval for the conversion of the Grass Seed Insurance Program from pilot to permanent status based on the favorable pilot program experience and published the Grass Seed Insurance Policy. https://www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/MGR-20-018; …

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On June 29, 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin: PM-20-044, announcing changes to the Multi-County Enterprise Unit Pilot Endorsement (Endorsement) and issued the Endorsement as revised. https://www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/PM-20-044; https://www.rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMAweb/Policies/Multi-County-Enterprise-Unit/2021/Multi-County-Enterprise-Unit-Pilot-Endorsement.ashx. RMA stated that the changes will provide greater flexibility for policyholders that elect enterprise units for both irrigated and non-irrigated practices and discover …

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