The new Common Crop Insurance Policy

For several years the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the various private insurance companies that deliver crop insurance protection to millions of producers across the country have been negotiating a major overhaul of the basic policy that is used for most insurable crops. The new policy will go into effect for crops insured in 2011. Producers, crop consultants and educators need to be aware of the new provisions and terminology