The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion, which will be available nationwide for farmers of select crops starting in spring 2015.
Agri-Pulse reports the APH Yield Exclusion allows farmers to exclude yields in exceptionally bad years from their production history when calculating yields used to establish their crop insurance coverage. The level of insurance coverage available to a farmer is based on the farmer’s average recent yields.
Spring crops eligible for the APH exclusion include corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley, canola, sunflowers, peanuts, and popcorn. Nearly three-fourths of all acres and liability in the federal crop insurance program will be covered under APH Yield Exclusion, according to USDA.
The APH exclusion program will help those farmers who suffered crop loss due to drought. The USDA will reveal program details in December.