Due to the catastrophic damage that Hurricane Helene and Milton caused in the southeast as well as the continuing impacts from Hurricane Debby, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures to help producers with hurricane-related losses.

Actual Revenue History (ARH) Pilot Cherry Crop Insurance Program Changes

Rainfall Index (RI) – Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Changes

Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Pilot Plan of Insurance And Micro Farm Changes

Producers face shrinking margins for the second consecutive year as we are witnessing some of the sharpest commodity price declines on record coupled with high input prices.

The Fire Insurance Protection – Smoke Index (FIP-SI) Crop Insurance Endorsement has been approved by the FCIC.

The following changes are applicable for the grapevine crop insurance program, detailed in Product Management Bulletin PM-24-050.

As price declines continue for corn and soybeans, return expectations are coming into focus and are expected to also be lower for the 2024 crop year.

The USDA announced policy enhancements to the grapevine insurance program, starting for the 2025 crop year.

The U.S. USDA announced that a new Fire Insurance Protection-Smoke Index (FIP-SI) endorsement is available for grapes grown in California starting with the 2025 crop year.