2015 Crop Policies and Pilots

General Policies and Provisions

• Actual Revenue History (ARH) Pilot Endorsement (14-arh).
• Area Risk Protection Insurance (14-ARPI)
  • Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP)
  • Catastrophic Risk Protection Footnote 5.
  • Ineligibility Amendment (15-Ineligibility) Footnote 1.
  • Farm Bill Amendment (15-ARPI-Farm-Bill) Footnote 6.
• Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement (15-cat). Footnote 3.
• Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions (11-br)
  • Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP)
  • Contract Price Addendum (CPA)
  • Ineligibility Amendment (15-Ineligibility) Footnote 1.
  • Farm Bill Amendment (15-CCIP-Farm-Bill) Footnote 2.
  • Other Information
  • Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO-15)
• High-Risk Alternate Coverage Endorsement (HR-ACE)(13-HR-ACE)
  • High-Risk Alternate Coverage Endorsement Standards Handbook
• Livestock
• Quarantine Endorsement Pilot (11-qe).
• Rainfall and Vegetation Indices Pilot
• Resumen de los Cambios a las Disposiciones Básicas de la Póliza de Seguro de Cultivos Común - Versión Reasegurada (11-BR)
• Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Pilot Policy

2015 Policies and Provisions

Almond

• Almond Crop Provisions (08-028). Footnote 4.

Annual Forage Pilot

Apiculture

Apple

• Apple Crop Provisions (11-0054). Footnote 4.

Avocado

• California APH Avocado Pilot Provisions (12-0019). Footnote 4.
• Florida Avocado Crop Provisions (11-0019a). Footnote 4.

Barley

• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Barley Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0091). Footnote 5.
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion:
  • Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.
  • Winter Coverage Endorsement (04-011a). Footnote 4.
  • Malting Barley Price & Quality Endorsement (11-0091b). Footnote 4.

Bean

• Dry Bean Crop Provisions (11-0047). Footnote 4.
• Dry Bean Revenue Endorsement (15-0047a). Footnote 4.
• Processing Bean Crop Provisions (98-046). Footnote 4.


• Fresh Market Bean Crop Provisions (11-0105). Footnote 4.

Blueberry

• Blueberry Crop Provisions (05-012). Footnote 4.

Buckwheat

• Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.

Cabbage

• Cabbage Crop Provisions (11-0072). Footnote 4.

Camelina

• Camelina Crop Provisions (14-0333). Footnote 4.

Canola and Rapeseed

• Canola and Rapeseed Crop Provisions (11-0015). Footnote 4.
• Informational Memo: PM-12-057 - Coverage for Specialty Canola for the 2013 and Succeeding Crop Years.

Cherry Pilot

• ARH Sweet Cherry Pilot Crop Provisions (14-0057-Sweet). Footnote 4.
• ARH Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions (15-0057-Tart). Footnote 4.

Chile Pepper Pilot

• Processing Chile Pepper Pilot Provisions (10-045). Footnote 4.

Citrus Fruit

• Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions (14-0026). Footnote 4.
• Arizona-California Citrus Crop Provisions (15-0126). Footnote 4.
• Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions (00-226). Footnote 4.

Citrus Fruit Pilot

• ARH-Citrus Pilot Crop Provisions (12-0215). Footnote 4.

Corn

• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Corn Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0041). Footnote 5.
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion - Coarse Grains Crop Provisions (11-0041). Footnote 4.
• Specialty Corn Fact Sheet

Cotton

• APH Plan - ELS Cotton Crop Provisions (14-0022). Footnote 4.
• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Cotton Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0021). Footnote 5.
• Stacked Income Protection Plan Cotton Crop Provisions (15-STAX-0021).
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion - Cotton Crop Provisions (11-0021). Footnote 4.

Cottonseed Pilot

• Cottonseed Pilot Endorsement (12-0021a).

Cranberry

• Cranberry Crop Provisions (99-058). Footnote 4.

Cultivated Clams Pilot

• Cultivated Clam Pilot Provisions (12-0116). Footnote 4.

Cultivated Wild Rice

• Cultivated Wild Rice (09-0055). Footnote 4.

Fig

• Fig Crop Provisions (01-060). Footnote 4.

Flax

• Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.

Florida Fruit Trees Pilot

• Florida Fruit Tree Pilot Provisions (13-0014). Footnote 4.
• Florida Fruit Tree Pilot Crop Insurance Comprehensive Tree Value Endorsement (13-0014a). Footnote 4.

Forage (also see PRF)

• APH Plan - Forage Production Crop Provisions (01-033). Footnote 4.
• Dollar Plan - Forage Seeding Crop Provisions (04-032). Footnote 4.
• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Forage Production Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0033). Footnote 5.

Forage Seed

• Forage Seed Crop Provisions (15-0107).

Grain Sorghum

• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Grain Sorghum Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0051). Footnote 5.
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion - Coarse Grains Crop Provisions (11-0041). Footnote 4.

Grape and Table Grape

• Grape Crop Provisions (10-0053). Footnote 4.
• Table Grape Crop Provisions (10-0052). Footnote 4.

Grass Seed Pilot

• Grass Seed Pilot Crop Provisions (15-0102). Footnote 4.

Hawaii Tropical Fruit Pilot

• Hawaii Tropical Fruit Pilot Crop Provisions (11-0255). Footnote 4.
• Hawaii Tropical Fruit Pilot Training package.

Hawaii Tropical Trees Pilot

• Hawaii Tropical Trees Pilot Crop Provisions (11-0265). Footnote 4.
• Hawaii Tropical Trees Pilot Crop Endorsement (07-0265a). Footnote 4.
• Hawaii Tropical Trees Pilot Training package.

Hybrid Seed

• Hybrid Seed Price Endorsement (02-hspe). Footnote 4.
• Hybrid Seed Corn Crop Provisions (98-062). Footnote 4.
• Hybrid Sorghum Seed Crop Provisions (98-050). Footnote 4.

Macadamia

• Macadamia Nut Crop Provisions (12-0023). Footnote 4.
• Macadamia Tree Crop Provisions (11-0024). Footnote 4.

Machine Harvested Pickling Cucumber

• Machine Harvested Pickling Cucumber Crop Provisions (14-0132). Footnote 4.

Millet

• Millet Crop Provisions (08-017). Footnote 4.

Mint

• Mint Crop Provisions (08-074). Footnote 4.

Mustard

• Mustard Crop Provisions (09-0069). Footnote 4.

Nursery - See Nursery page

Nursery Pilot

• Nursery Growers Pilot Price Endorsement (06-073c). Footnote 4.

Oats

• Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.

Olive

• Olive Crop Provisions (14-0501). Footnote 4.

Onion

• Onion Crop Provisions (13-0013). Footnote 4.

Onion Pilot

• Onion Pilot Stage Removal Option (00-013a). Footnote 4.

Oysters

• Group Risk Plan - Oysters Policy Basic Provisions (09-grp-oysters).

Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Pilot (PRF)

Pea

• Dry Pea Revenue Endorsement (15-0067a). Footnote 4.
• Dry Pea Crop Provisions (11-0067). Footnote 4.
• Green Pea Crop Provisions (98-064). Footnote 4.

Peach

• Peach Crop Provisions (13-0034). Footnote 4.

Peanut

• Commodity Exchange Price Provisions – Peanuts (15-CEPP-PT)
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion - Peanut Crop Provisions (15-PT-075)

Pear

• Pear Crop Provisions (15-0089). Footnote 4.

Pecan Revenue

• Pecan Revenue Crop Provisions (14-0020). Footnote 4.

Pepper (Fresh Market)

• Fresh Market Pepper Crop Provisions (99-083). Footnote 4.

Pistachio

• Pistachio Pilot Crop Provisions (12-0470). Footnote 4.

Plum

• Stonefruit Crop Provisions (11-0077). Footnote 4.

Popcorn

• Area Risk Protection Insurance – Popcorn Crop Provisions (15-ARPI-0043). Footnote 5.
• Popcorn Crop Provisions (99-043). Footnote 4.
• Popcorn Revenue Crop Provisions (11-043). Footnote 4.

Potato

• Northern Potato Crop Provisions (08-0184). Footnote 4.
  • Northern Potato Certified Seed Endorsement (08-084c). Footnote 4.
  • Northern Potato Processing Quality Endorsement (08-084b). Footnote 4.
  • Northern Potato Quality Endorsement (08-084a). Footnote 4.
  • Northern Potato Storage Coverage Endorsement (08-084d). Footnote 4.
• Central & Southern Potato Crop Provisions (09-0284). Footnote 4.

Prune

• Prune Crop Provisions (13-0036). Footnote 4.

Pumpkin

• Processing Pumpkin Crop Provisions (09-0147). Footnote 4.

Raisin

• Raisin Crop Provisions (98-037). Footnote 4.

Rice

• Area Risk Protection Insurance – Rice Crop Provisions (15-ARPI-0018). Footnote 4.
• Downed Rice Endorsement (13-DR-0018A). Footnote 4.
• Rice Crop Provisions (11-0018). Footnote 4.

Rye

• Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.

Safflower

• Safflower Crop Provisions (11-0049). Footnote 4.

Sesame

• APH Sesame Pilot Crop Provisions (15-0396). Footnote 4.
• Sesame Pilot Training Handbook.

Silage Sorghum Pilot

• Silage Sorghum Pilot Endorsement (11-0059). Footnote 4.

Soybeans

• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Soybean Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0081). Footnote 5.
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion - Coarse Grains Crop Provisions (11-0041). Footnote 4.

Stonefruit

• Stonefruit Crop Provisions (11-077). Footnote 4.

Strawberry Pilot

• ARH-Strawberry Pilot Crop Provisions (15-0154). Footnote 4.

Sugar Beet

• Sugar Beet Crop Provisions (98-039). Footnote 4.

Sugar Beet Pilot

• Sugar Beet Pilot Stage Removal Option (04-039a). Footnote 4.

Sugarcane

• APH Plan - Sugarcane Crop Provisions (11-0038). Footnote 4.

Sunflower

• Sunflower Seed Crop Provisions (11-0078). Footnote 4.

Sweet Corn

• Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Provisions (08-044). Footnote 4.
• Processing Sweet Corn Crop Provisions (14-042). Footnote 4.

Sweet Potato

• Sweet Potato Crop Provisions (15-0156). Footnote 4.
• Sweet Potato Crop Insurance Storage Coverage Endorsement (15-0156a). Footnote 4.

Texas Citrus Tree

• Texas Citrus Tree Crop Provisions (14-tct). Footnote 4.
• Texas Citrus Tree Crop Insurance Comprehensive Tree Value Endorsement (12-tct-a). Footnote 4.
• Texas Citrus Tree Crop Insurance Coverage Enhancement Option (12-tct-b). Footnote 4.

Tobacco

• Tobacco Crop Provisions (10-0071). Footnote 4.

Tomato

• Fresh Market Tomato - Dollar Plan (13-0086). Footnote 4.
• Fresh Market Tomato - Production Plan (99-186). Footnote 4.
• Processing Tomato Crop Provisions (05-087). Footnote 4.

Walnut

• Walnut Crop Provisions (08-029). Footnote 4.

Wheat

• Area Risk Protection Insurance - Wheat Crop Provisions (14-ARPI-0011). Footnote 5.
• Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion
  • Small Grains Crop Provisions (11-0011). Footnote 4.
  • Winter Coverage Endorsement (04-011a). Footnote 4.

Footnotes

1

Ineligibility Amendment (15-Ineligibility) modifies the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, Livestock Gross Margin for Cattle Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, Livestock Gross Margin for Swine Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan of Insurance Basic Provisions for the 2015 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2015 contract change date on or after April 30, 2014, and for the 2016 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2015 contract change date prior to April 30, 2014.

2

Farm Bill Amendment (15-CCIP-Farm Bill) modifies the provisions of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (CCIP) for the 2015 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2015 contract change date on or after June 30, 2014, and for the 2016 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2015 contract change date prior to June 30, 2014.

3

CAT Endorsement (15-cat) attaches to specific crop provisions when CAT coverage is selected by the insured.

4

Common Crop Policy Basic Provisions (11-br) apply with the crop provisions.

5

The CAT coverage offered under ARPI is equivalent to the CAT coverage previously offered under the Group Risk Plan (GRP) which ARPI is replacing. Group coverage is required to be 'comparable coverage' to an individual plan, for which CAT is statutorily defined as 50 percent of yield and 55 percent of price. RMA has determined that comparable area-based coverage is 65 percent of yield and 45 percent of price.

6

Farm Bill Amendment (15-ARPI-Farm Bill) modifies the provisions of the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions (ARPI) for the 2015 and succeeding crop years.

Contact Information

For more information on crop policies, contact RMA Crop Policies.