PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM–17-036
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Risk Management Agency
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC 20250-0801
Date
To:
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
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Subject:
- Background
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The Risk Management Agency (RMA) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on June 27, 2017, which revised provisions regarding replanting and double cropping in the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions.
A Replant and Double Cropping Amendment (18-CCIP-Replant and Double Crop) to the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions incorporates these changes effective for the 2018 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2018 contract change date on or after June 30, 2017, and for the 2019 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2018 contract change date prior to June 30, 2017.
- Action
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The Replant and Double Cropping Amendment (18-CCIP-Replant and Double Crop) will be available on the RMA website by the close of business today.
Interested producers should contact a crop insurance agent for further information. A list of agents can be found on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2017