USDA
releases APH Yield Exclusion Resources to help farmers manage risk
Eligible counties and exclusion years for
new crop insurance option announced
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[December 19, 2014]
WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department
of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced program
details related to a new Farm Bill initiative that will provide
relief to farmers affected by severe weather, including drought.
Information made available today includes eligible crops, crop
years, and counties where producers are eligible to exclude certain
yields under the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion, a
fact sheet, and a list of frequently asked questions.
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The APH Yield Exclusion will be available in the actuarial
documents beginning in the 2015 crop year for spring planted
corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley,
canola, sunflowers, peanuts, and popcorn. It will allow eligible
producers who have been hit with severe weather to receive a
higher approved yield on their insurance policies through the
federal crop insurance program.
“APH Yield Exclusion will provide additional options to
producers who have suffered from devastating natural disasters,”
said RMA Administrator Brandon Willis. “The resources made
available today will help eligible producers get the most
benefit out of the new protections created in the 2014 Farm
Bill.”
Under the new Farm Bill program, yields can be excluded from
farm actual production history when the actuarial documents
provide that the county average yield for that crop year is at
least 50 percent below the 10 previous consecutive crop years’
average yield.
The APH Yield Exclusion allows farmers to exclude yields in
exceptionally bad years (such as a year in which a natural
disaster or other extreme weather occur) from their production
history when calculating yields used to establish their crop
insurance coverage. The amount of insurance available to a
farmer is based on the farmer's average historical yields. In
the past, a year of particularly low yields that occurred due to
severe weather beyond the farmer's control would reduce the
amount of insurance available to the farmer in future years. By
excluding unusually bad years, farmers will not have to worry
that a natural disaster will reduce their amount of insurance
for years to come.
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Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop
insurance agents. Producers should contact a local crop
insurance agent for more information about the program or visit
www.rma.usda.gov/news/currentissues/
farmbill/index.html. A list of crop insurance
agents is available at all USDA Service Centers or on the RMA
website at
www.rma.usda.gov/
tools/agents/.
Today's announcement was made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill. The
2014 Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America
over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and
billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA
has made significant progress to implement each provision of this
critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers
and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access
to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative
public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for
rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and
community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural
America. For more information, visit
www.usda.gov/farmbill.
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