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Earlier this week, the USDA celebrated their accomplishments of 2020. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce stated, “We partner with agricultural producers to grow and expand their operations as well as weather the unpredictable, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.” ...

A recent change to how beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers can us actual production history is expected to help when it comes to crop insurance coverage. "Partly beginning farmer and veteran farmer master programs allow that producer to use APA and say he user his neighbor's hundred acres," said USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre ...

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency made improvements to its prevented planting coverage and to the beginning and veteran farmer and ranchers’ program that officially took effect on November 30th for the crop year 2021. These improvements were made to the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions. Improv ...

On Monday, the USDA announced the expansion of the pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance plan for hemp. The expansion and other improvements to the plan, will begin in the 2021 crop year. USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre said, “Hemp offers exciting economic opportunities for our nation’s farmers, and we are listening and responding to their risk management needs.” The p ... Rea

The USDA is seeking public comments on recommended improvements to the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program. USDA’s Risk Management Agency contracted for an independent evaluation of the program to determine its effectiveness as a risk management tool for livestock producers. ...

On Wednesday, the USDA announced changes to streamline the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection program. The modifications, according to USDA, will decrease paperwork and recordkeeping burdens for direct marketers beginning with the 2021 crop year ...

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency this week announced changes to Federal crop insurance prevented planting coverage. RMA will implement the changes for most spring crops with prevented planting coverage, next year, and for all crops with prevented planting coverage in 2022. ...

A new annual survey from the Department of Agriculture seeks feedback from farmers and ranchers. The survey will help USDA understand what it is doing well and where improvements are needed, specifically at the FSA, NRCS and RMA. A selection of 28,000 producers will receive the survey over the next few weeks, but all farmers are encouraged to take the survey at farmers ...

The RMA says it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers to extend premium deadlines for fee payments, defer the resulting interest accrual, and give them other flexibilities. The goal is to help farmers, ranchers, and insurance providers who are affected by COVID-19 ...

Earlier this week, the USDA announced changes to several crop insurance policies that the agency says improves options for producers. USDA introduced the Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units ...