Organic Crops

RMA's Tool for Organic Crops

• Organic Farmers: Steps to Success
• 2011 Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota

RMA's Loss Experience for Organic Crops

• Mar 2012 Loss Experience Report

USDA Certified Organic Production Survey

• 2011 Organic Production Survey
• Organic Production, October 4, 2012

Publications

• Organic Crop Insurance Audit and Next Steps - Questions & Answers (Feb 2013)
• Information on the Organic Pricing Methodologies (Nov 2011)
• Organic Crops Reports

Press Release

• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Vision for U.S. Organic Agriculture (May 2013)
• USDA Releases Studies Addressing Crop Insurance for Organic Crops (Aug 2010)

Fact Sheets

• Organic Farming Practices (May 2013)
• Organic Farming Practices (Feb 2013)
• Organic Farming Practices (Jan 2011)

Policies and Handbooks

• PM-13-024 - Contract Price Addendum
  • Contract Price Addendum
• 2013 Crop Policies
• Common Crop Insurance Provisions, Basic Provisions - section 37, Organic Farming Practices
• 2013 Crop Insurance Handbook - section 11 and exhibit 11
• 2013 Written Agreement Handbook
• 2013 Loss Adjustment Manual - paragraph 43
• Manager Bulletin, MGR-12-022.1, Loss Adjustment Requirements for Crops Grown under the Organic Farming Practice

Contact Information

For more information contact Sharon Hestvik, 202-720-6685.