Crop Policies:
- Yield Protection (YP)
- Revenue Protection (RP)
- Area Yield Protection (AYP)
- Area Revenue Protection (ARP)
- Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO, SCO+)
- Enchanced Coverage Option (ECO, ECO+)
- Revenue Accelerator Max Protection (RAMP)
- Margin Protection (MP)
- Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF)
- Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
- Basic Hail
- Other Private Products
Yield Protection (YP)
With Yield Protection you can purchase coverage to guarantee yields based on your actual production history (APH). Yield Protection provides protection against losses for most crops from nearly all natural disasters. Less expensive than revenue-based policies, Yield Protection protects against yield and/or quality losses from many different perils, including drought, excess moisture, cold and frost, wildlife, disease and insects. Various coverage levels are available.
Revenue Protection (RP)
Revenue Protection provides coverage against lost revenue caused by low yields, low prices, or both. As an integral part of your marketing program, Revenue Protection helps insure your profitability, not just your expenses. You can market your crop during the growing season, when prices are usually higher, knowing that you have the revenue guarantee to cover bushels committed in forward pricing or other market options. You have an established revenue guarantee per acre, and, unlike a pure yield-based insurance policy, you may net a higher indemnity payment.
Area Yield Protection (AYP)
AYP coverage is based on the experience of the county rather than individual farms. AYP replaced the old GRP county policy. AYP indemnifies the insured in the event the county average per-acre yield or payment yield falls below the insured’s trigger yield. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) will issue the payment yield in the calendar year following the crop year insured. (This is usually determined in late March, or early April). Since this plan is based on county yield and not individual yield, the insured may have a low yield on their farm but not receive a payment under AYP.
Area Revenue Protection (ARP)
ARP replaced the old GRIP county policy. ARP is based on the experience of the county rather than individual farms. An ARP policy includes coverage against potential loss of revenue resulting from a significant reduction in the county yield or commodity price of a specific crop. When the county yield estimates are released, the county revenues (or payment revenues) will be calculated prior to April 16 of the following crop year. ARP will pay a loss when the county revenue is less than the trigger revenue. Since this plan is based on county revenue and not individual revenue, the insured may have a loss in revenue on their farm, but not receive payment under ARP.
Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO, SCO+)
The supplemental coverage option is a county-level revenue-based or yield-based optional endorsement that covers a portion of losses not covered by the same crop’s underlying crop insurance policy. The Federal Government pays 65 percent of the premium. The exact premium cost depends on the crop, county, coverage level you choose, and the type of coverage you choose. You must be enrolled in PLC to have this. (https://www.fmh.com/insurance/mpci-products/mpci-endorsements-options/su...)
Enchanced Coverage Option (ECO, ECO+)
ECO is an area plan of insurance with higher coverage levels, where yields are determined on a county-wide basis. ECO offers top-end coverages up to a 95% level, a level previously offered only with Margin Protection on select crops through the federal program.The new ECO+ policy add-on from Farmers Mutual Hail offers farm-level protection, even with an area loss. Combine it with your underlying RP, RP-HPE, YP, YDO, or APH policy and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) endorsement for more complete coverage with higher commodity prices. (https://www.fmh.com/lead/eco)
Revenue Accelerator Max Protection (RAMP)
RAMP is a private product offered by Farmers Mutual Hail which allows producers the opportunity to boost revenues at specific risk levels within their risk management plans. RAMP supplements the insured’s MPCI coverage and is designed to help provide additional coverage for when production and/or revenue losses are just over or under an insured’s MPCI guarantee.
RAMP Yield (RY) is a plan that pays based on where the production to count (harvested bushels) falls within the selected coverage band.
RAMP Revenue (RR) is a plan that pays based on where the harvest revenue falls within the selected coverage band.
What Are the Benefits?
- Select only the amount of protection your operation needs
- RAMP unit structures can differ from your MPCI unit structures
- RAMP coverage can begin before or at the same time as your MPCI Revenue Policy – you choose
- Choose a faster payout by selecting a smaller band of coverage
- Choose a slower payout by selecting a larger band of coverage
Margin Protection (MP)
Margin Protection is a crop insurance coverage option that provides producers with coverage against an unexpected decrease in their operating margin caused by:
- Reduced county yields
- Reduced commodity prices
- Increased price of selected inputs
- Any combination of the above
Margin Protection is area based, using county-level estimates of average revenue and input costs to establish the amount of coverage and indemnity payments.
Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
WFRP is the newest revenue product to come along. WFRP provides a risk-management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one insurance policy. This insurance plan is tailored for any farm with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue, including farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets. Please follow this link for more information: RMA - Whole Farm Revenue Protection.
Basic Hail
Basic Hail insurance provides coverage for isolated hail incidents that may occur. This is strongly recommended in conjunction with the Area Plans of insurance (ARPI) as a hail event typically occurs in a limited area in this region and will not likely trigger a claim under the ARPI but could significantly affect an individual farm or operation. First dollar coverage is available under Basic Hail. There is also coverage for transportation to the first destination, stored grain and premium waiver in the event of the death of the policy holder.
Other Private Products
Additional replant, additional prevented plant, wind, added harvest expense, flex pricing and crop delivery contract protection are available as private products.
Obligations
Producers must report acreage accurately, meet policy deadlines, pay premiums when due, and report losses immediately.