September 1, 1999

INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-99-038.1

TO:          All Reinsured Companies
             All Risk Management Agency Field Offices

FROM:        Tim B. Witt	/s/ Tim B. Witt
             Deputy Administrator

SUBJECT:    Pilot Strawberry Crop Insurance Program Supplemental Instructions
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has placed on the RMA WebSite at:
ftp://ftp.rma.usda.gov/pub/Policies/2000/pilot/wpd and ftp://ftp.rma.usda.gov/pub/Policies/2000/pilot/pdf,
the procedures specific to the pilot strawberry program that are effective beginning with the 2000 crop year.

If you have any questions, please contact Mike O'Connell, Research and Evaluation Division, at (816) 926-6343.

DISPOSAL DATE:

This Informational Memorandum is for the purpose of transmitting information and the expiration date is December 31, 1999.