Farmers' crop insurance forms up for public paperwork thumbs-up
Published Date: 9/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on their paperwork for crop insurance programs that help farmers manage risks. They want to make sure the forms are useful, clear, and not too much work to fill out. Comments are open until October 26, 2026, and this review helps keep the insurance program fair and effective without extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Late or missing data can delay or distort payments
The notice states that if producers and insurance companies do not submit the required data on time, accurate liabilities, premiums, and subsidies may not be determined; errors may not be resolved timely; producers may not receive accurate indemnities; payments may be late; and crop insurance may not be actuarially sound as required by the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Three ARPI plan choices affect what is covered
ARPI includes three separate plans you can choose from: (1) Area Revenue Protection which protects against price declines and automatically includes Upside Harvest Price Protection (UHPP) that protects against price increases; (2) ARP with the Harvest Price Exclusion which excludes UHPP and protects against price declines only; and (3) Area Yield Protection which protects only against loss of yield.
Annual reporting duty for ARPI applicants
If you are a producer applying for Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI), you must report specific data such as acreage and yields when you apply. The collection is annual, covers 14,755 respondents, and totals 56,765 burden hours under OMB Control Number 0563-0083.
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