October 27, 1995

BULLETIN NO.:  MGR-95-043

TO:       All Reinsured Companies
          FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery and Field Operations
          All Risk Management Field Offices

FROM:     Kenneth D. Ackerman
          Deputy Administrator

SUBJECT:  1996 County Crop Program Expansion 

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties 
where certain crops are insurable for the 1996 crop year.  Attachment 1, 1996 
County Crop Insurance Expansion, lists the fall and spring crop expansion by 
state and by county.                                      
   
If a crop program is available in a county and the crop is "economically 
significant" to the producer, at least catastrophic risk protection must be 
obtained to maintain linkage.  All farmers, even farmers who have never 
participated in the Department of Agriculture production adjustment programs, 
need to be aware of these changes for the 1996 crop year. 

SUMMARY:

Insurance Providers must advise producers of the expanded county crop programs 
for the 1996 crop year to allow producers the opportunity to evaluate whether 
the crop is economically significant to their farming operation and subject 
to linkage requirements.


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