On May 21, 2026, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved modifications to the Forage Production Insurance Program.

Beginning with the 2027 crop year, the Forage Production Actual Production History (APH) plan of insurance will be converted to the Yield Protection (YP), Revenue Protection (RP), and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion (RP-HPE) plans of insurance in select counties in California, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.

The existing APH plan of insurance will continue to be available in all other states where the program is currently available.

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) also made the following revisions to the Forage Production Crop Provisions:

  • Add definition of “forage production underwriting report.”
  • Clarify the forage production underwriting report must be completed and submitted before insurance attaches.
  • Add and clarify references to prices and plans of insurance to accommodate the new yield and revenue plans of insurance.
  • Move cancellation and termination dates to the Special Provisions.

In addition, RMA also introduced a new Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) Section II – Forage Production document. The new CEPP Section II provides new definitions, references, values, and weighting factors to accommodate the new yield and revenue plan of insurance. Reference PM-26-033 for additional information.