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For producers without insurance, contact a crop
insurance agent to get information on coverages, options, and
premium cost. For producers who have coverage, this is the time
to review your policy with an agent to make sure it meets your
needs.
One option added last year was the Quality Loss Option. This is
an option you may elect to improve your Actual Production
History (APH) for years in which you suffered a quality loss.
The Quality Loss Option must be elected by the sales closing
date of September 30. When elected, the quality loss will
replace post-quality adjusted production with the pre-quality
adjusted production for any year the insured filed a Notice of
Loss. For more information on this and other crop insurance
options, contact your crop insurance agent.
RMA is authorizing additional flexibilities due to coronavirus
while continuing to support producers, working through Approved
Insurance Providers (AIPs) to deliver services, including
processing policies, claims and agreements. RMA staff are
working with AIPs and other customers by phone, mail and
electronically to continue supporting crop insurance coverage
for producers. On farmers.gov, you can find more information on
USDA’s response and relief for producers and use other tools and
resources.
Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop
insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available
at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent Locator.
Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net
at rma.usda.gov. If producers have additional questions, they
can contact RMA’s Regional Office in Springfield at (217)
241-6600.
USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many
positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is
transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more
resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for
all producers, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in
all communities, building new markets and streams of income for
farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry
practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and
clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to
equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and
building a workforce more representative of America. To learn
more, visit usda.gov.
[Niccole Anselm
FPAC-RMA, Springfield]
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
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