Publications

Agency Fact Sheets

• Agency Fact Sheets
• Regional Office Crop Fact Sheets:
  Billings | Davis | Jackson | Oklahoma City | Raleigh | Spokane | Springfield | St. Paul | Topeka | Valdosta

Actuarial Publications

The following reports are organized by date. For those reports not available electronically below, single copies are available to domestic addresses on a limited basis. To obtain a copy, please email Deidre Parker. Include your name, address, and title of the study in your email.

Actuarial Methodology

• Volatility Factor Calculation Methodology. Feb 2011.
• A Comprehensive Review of the RMA APH and COMBO Rating Methodology: Final Report. Apr 2010. Response to comments, Apr 2010.
• RMA Revenue Rating: An Analysis of the Combo Rating Method. Jul 2009.
• Review of County Yield Trending Procedures and Related Topics. Feb 2008.
• Hail and Fire Exclusion Analysis Final Research Report. 2006 National Crop Insurance Services. Nov 2006.
• Implied Rate Relativities for Smaller Crops. Oct 2006.
• Reference Yield Update Methodology Study. ©2006 Signal Solutions. Sep 2006.
• Implied Rate Relativities for Barley, Canola, Cotton, Grain Sorghum, Rice and Sunflowers. Nov 2004.
• Variable Unit Discount Study. May 2004.
• Implied Rate Relativities for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat. Dec 2002.
• An Independent Actuarial Review of Quality Adjustment. Jun 2002.
• An Independent Actuarial Review of Credibility Theory in Rate Determination. Milliman & Robertson, Inc./Distributed with permission. Apr 2002.
• Actuarial Documentation of Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Ratemaking Procedures. Milliman & Robertson, Inc./Distributed with permission. Aug 2000.

Price Election Methodology

• Organic Corn, Soybeans and Cotton Pricing Methodology. Nov 2011.
• Durum Wheat Pricing Methodology. Jun 2011.
• Rapeseed Pricing Methodology. Jun 2011.
• Barley Pricing Methodology. Apr 2011.
• Grain Sorghum Pricing Methodology. Nov 2009.

Trend-Adjusted Actual Production History (APH)

• Participation in Trend-Adjusted APH. Dec 2012.

Weighting of Historical Experience

• Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Responses to Reviewer Comments, Nov 2011
• integrated Financial Analytics and Research (iFAR), Oct 2011
• AgRisk Management LLC, Oct 2011
• Alan Ker, Oct 2011
• National Crop Insurance Services, Oct 2011
• John Pierce, Oct 2011
• Oliver Wyman, Oct 2011
• Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Implementation Report, Sep 2011
• Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Revised Technical Report, Jul 2011

2011 Standard Reinsurance Agreement

• Historical Rate of Return Analysis. Milliman, Inc. Aug 2009. Table 8. Updated Oct 2009, posted Dec 2009.
• Rate of Return Update - 2008: Reasonable Rate of Return. Milliman, Inc. Jun 2009.

Risk Management Publications

For those reports not available electronically below, single copies are available to domestic addresses on a limited basis. To obtain a copy, please email Deidre Parker. Include your name, address, and title of the study in your email.

Climate Change

• Climate Change Impacts on Crop Insurance. May 2010.

Declining Yields

• 2010 Annual Crops and the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Mar 2011.

North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield

• Evaluation of the North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield Insurance Program: Deliverable 2. Oct 2010.
• Evaluation of the North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield Insurance Program: Deliverable 1. Jul 2010.

Organic Crops

• Organic Crops: Final Development of Additional Price Elections. Mar 2010.
• Organic Crops: Revised Written Rating Report. Feb 2010. Supplemental Data.
• Organic Crops and the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Jan 2010. Tables.
• Organic Crops: Report on Research of Additional Price Elections. Sep 2009. Supplemental Data.

Outreach

• 2009 Outreach Projects: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program. Apr 2011.

Perennial Crops

• Perennial Crops, Pecans and the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Jul 2009.

Program Integrity/Compliance

• Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2006. Jul 2011.
• Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2005. Dec 2010.
• 4-RM FSA RMA Handbook: FCIC Program Integrity. Aug 2010.
• Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2004. Dec 2007.
• Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2003. Jan 2006.
• Risk Management Agency: Preventing Fraud. Protecting Farms. Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2002. Nov 2004.
• Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: June 2000-December 2001. Sep 2002.

Risk Management

• Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Aquaculture Bivalve Species. Nov 2011.
• Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Corn Stover, Straw and Other Crop Residues. Nov 2011.
• Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Fast Growing Trees (such as Poplar & Willow) and other Woody Biomass Products. Nov 2011.
• Feasibility of Crop Insurance for Freshwater Aquaculture. Sep 2011.
• Feasibility of Crop Insurance for Saltwater Aquaculture. Sep 2011.
• Cultivated Clam Pilot Evaluation Final Report. Jun 2011.
• Feasibility Study for Insuring Dedicated Energy Crops. May 2011.
• Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Commercial Poultry Production. Sep 2010.
• Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Honey Bees. Apr 2010.
• Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfaill or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Triticale. Jun 2009.
• Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfall or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Camelina. Mar 2009.
• Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfall or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Cellulose Grasses (Switchgrass and Miscanthus). Dec 2008.
• Building a Risk Management Plan: Risk Reducing Ideas That Work | PDF version.
  Aug 1998. MP-36.

Specialty Crops

• Report to Congress: Specialty Crop Report. Nov 2010.
• Report on Specialty Crop Insurance. May 2004.
• 2002 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops. Dec 2002.
• 2001 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops. Mar 2002. Executive Summary.
• 1999 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops. Jan 2000. Executive Summary. Tables | Charts.

Farm Risk Plans Publications, Oct 2008

• Crop Insurance for Nurseries.
• Crop Insurance Options for Vegetable Growers.
• Crop Insurance Works for Organic Producers.
• Getting Acreage Reporting Right.
• Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance.
• How to File a Crop Insurance Claim.
• Risk Management Checklist | Lista de Comprobación para la Administraciónde Riesgos
• Risk Management Glossary.
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppportunities, and Threats Analysis | Ejercicio de Análisis SWOT.
• What to Expect from Your Crop Insurance Agent.

Contact Information

For more information, contact John Shea.