Items from the Jun 25, 2008 FCIC Board meeting

Public notice | Agenda | Managers Report | Secretary Appointment | Puerto Rico Banana and Plantain | GRP Rangeland Pilot | Silage Sorghum Pilot

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) promotes the economic stability of agriculture through a sound system of crop insurance and providing the means for the research and experience helpful in devising and establishing such insurance. Management is vested in a Board of Directors, subject to the general supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture.

The board consists of:

• Undersecretary of FFAS, Dr. Mark Keenum;
• USDA Chief Economist, Joseph Glauber;
• FCIC Manager (non-voting), Eldon Gould;
• Four farmers, one of whom grows specialty crops:
  • Frank Bedford Jones, Jr;
  • Timothy M. Kelleher; and
  • Luis Monterde;
  • Curt Sindergard
• An individual involved in insurance (often an agent), Willard Dean (Bill) Classen
• An individual knowledgeable about reinsurance or regulation, Mike Pickens

The corporation takes actions necessary to improve the actuarial soundness of Federal multiperil crop insurance coverage, and apply the system to all insured producers in a fair and consistent manner.