1 2001 spring update meeting montana north dakota south dakota minnesota

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2001

SPRING

UPDATE

MEETING

Montana

North Dakota

South Dakota

Minnesota

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BARLEY

NEW STATEMENT

Approved malting barley varieties

American Malting Barley Association

Malting Barley Contract

Montana

North Dakota

South Dakota

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Austrian Winter Peas Montana North Dakota South Dakota

Austrian Winter Peas Montana North Dakota South Dakota

Spring Seeded Austrian Winter Peas - Can be insured in our region- Written Agreement (based on policy definitions)

Spring Seeded Austrian Winter Peas - Can be insured in our region- Written Agreement (based on policy definitions)

Dry Peas - (a) All spring-planted… & peas grown to produce seed… not meeting requirements in seed

company contract

Contract Seed Peas -(a) grown on acreage enrolled in a state seed certification program(b) grown on acreage planted in the spring(c) under a seed company contract

Only applies to Austrian Winter Peas grown for seedOnly applies to Austrian Winter Peas grown for seed

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SUNFLOWERSSUNFLOWERS

Revised rotation statement for crop consistency

Rotational crops destroyed the previous year

Montana - North Dakota - South DakotaMontana - North Dakota - South Dakota

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Insurance will not attach to any Irrigated and/or IBR acreage on which sunflowers, canola, chickpeas, crambe, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils), mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflowers, or soybeans have been planted in the preceding crop year.

Insurance will not attach to any NIBR acreage on which sunflowers, canola, chickpeas, crambe, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils),mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflowers, or soybeans have been planted in either of the two preceding crop years.

A crop which was planted and then all plant growth is terminated prior to the acreage reporting date, will not be considered planted for rotational purposes ONLY. The insured is responsible to provide proof of insurability.

Insurance will not attach to any Irrigated and/or IBR acreage on which sunflowers, canola, chickpeas, crambe, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils), mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflowers, or soybeans have been planted in the preceding crop year.

Insurance will not attach to any NIBR acreage on which sunflowers, canola, chickpeas, crambe, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils),mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflowers, or soybeans have been planted in either of the two preceding crop years.

A crop which was planted and then all plant growth is terminated prior to the acreage reporting date, will not be considered planted for rotational purposes ONLY. The insured is responsible to provide proof of insurability.

SUNFLOWER STATEMENT:SUNFLOWER STATEMENT:Montana - North Dakota - South DakotaMontana - North Dakota - South Dakota

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SUNFLOWERSSUNFLOWERSMontana - North Dakota - South DakotaMontana - North Dakota - South Dakota

NIBR T-Yields Increased to Match IBR T-Yield

Separate APH databases are not requiredSeparate APH databases are not required

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80 - 85 % Expansion

Barley - APH

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DRY PEAS

Type Added: Lentil

Blaine Daniels Dawson

Phillips Richland Roosevelt

Sheridan Valley Wibaux

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 8.0 Afalafa Grass Mixture Irr 3.3

Alfalfa Non-Irr 6.4 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 2.7

Forage Seeding Statement

All counties with Forage Seeding

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Sanders

Lincoln

Granite

Missoula

RavalliDeerLodge

Beaverhead

Powell

Lewis and Clark

Flathead

Lake

Glacier

Teton

Broad- water

Silver Bow

Madison

Jefferson

Gallatin

Meagher

Toole

Chouteau

Cascade

JudithBasin

Pondera

Liberty Hill

Sweet Grass

Park

Carbon

Golden Valley

Stillwater

Wheatland

Petroleum

Blaine Phillips

Fergus Garfield

Yellowstone

Rosebud

Big Horn

Musselshell

Treasure

Sheridan

McCone

Valley Daniels

Roosevelt

Richland

Custer Fallon

Powder River

Carter

Dawson

Prairie

October 2000

Montana Forage Seeding Statements

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OATS - Treasure County

Change Final Planting Date

From: 5/31

To: 5/20

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WHEAT - Income ProtectionWHEAT - Income Protection

Change Final Planting Date

From: 10/15

To: 10/05

Roosevelt & Valley Counties

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EXPANSION: CANOLA

Bowman

McKenzie

Sioux

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CANOLA

New Rotation Statement

- two & three year rotations

- two years adds surcharge & planting requirements

- rotational crops destroyed theprevious year

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Insurance will not attach to any acreage on which canola, crambe,chickpeas, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils), mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflower, soybeans, or sunflowers have been planted in either of the preceding two crop years (three year rotation) with the exception below:In a two year rotation, canola, crambe, chickpeas, dry beans, dry peas (including lentils), mustard, potatoes, rapeseed, safflower, soybeans, or sunflowers cannot have been planted in the preceding crop year and a blackleg resistant variety (MR-R) must be planted with the

insured providing proof of variety by the acreage reporting date. A rate surcharge (RC) will apply.A crop which was planted, and then all plant growth is terminated prior to the Acreage Reporting Date, will not be considered planted for rotational purposes ONLY. The insured is responsible to provide proof of insurability.

Special Provision Statement

FCI-35OPTIONAL COVERAGE FACTORS

(CE) COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT 1.00

(CR) 2 YR CROP ROTATION 1.20

(PF) PREVENTED PLANTING +5% 1.01

(PT) PREVENTED PLANTING = 10% 1.02

Canola continued

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80 - 85 %

ExpansionCass DickeyGrand Forks LaMoure Pembina Ransom Richland Sargent Steele Traill Walsh

Ramsey - (Irr Grain Only)

CORNCORN

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CRAMBE / MUSTARD / DRY BEANS

Revised Rotation Statement for better crop consistency

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DRY BEANS - adding new varieties

Dark Red Kidney - RedHawk Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom, Sargent

Small Reds - UI228 Grand Forks, LaMoure, Ransom, Sargent, Steele, Traill, Walsh

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DRY PEAS

- Type Added: Lentil

Adams Billings BowmanBurleigh Dunn EmmonsGolden Valley Grant HettingerKidder Logan McHenry McIntosh McKenzie MercerMorton Oliver SheridanSioux Slope Stark

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 8.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Irr 3.3

Alfalfa Non-Irr 6.4 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 2.7

FORAGE SEEDING STATEMENT

Adams Dunn Grant Morton McKenzie

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 12.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Irr 4.0

Alfalfa Non-Irr 8.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 2.7

Burleigh Emmons Kidder LaMoure Logan McHenry Stutsman

FORAGE SEEDING STATEMENT

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 12.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Irr 5.1

Alfalfa Non-Irr 10.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 4.3

FORAGE SEEDING STATEMENT

Pembina Traill

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Divide

Williams

McKenzie

Slope

Stark

BillingsGoldenValley

Dunn

Bowman Adams

GrantHettinger

MountrailWard

McLean

Mercer

Morton

Oliver

Bottineau

Sioux

Burke Renville TownerRolette Cavalier

McHenry Pierce

Sheridan

Burleigh Kidder

LoganEmmons

Benson

McIntosh

Wells Eddy

Foster

La Moure

Stutsman

Dickey

Ramsey

Nelson

Griggs

Barnes

Walsh

Ransom

Sargent

Cass

Pembina

TraillSteele

Grand Forks

Richland

October 2000

North Dakota Forage Seeding Statements

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POTATOESTOWNER COUNTY

Changing Plan: GYC to APH

Adding: All Types - Irrigated

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POTATOES

Adding:

Potato Processing Quality OptionGrand Forks Kidder McHenry Walsh

* You must have the Quality Option in force first!

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80 - 85 % Expansion

Barnes Cass CavalierDickey Foster Grand ForksGriggs LaMoure NelsonPembina Ramsey RansomRichland Sargent SteeleTraill Walsh

SOYBEANS

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CORN - Jackson / Shannon Counties

New Statement

Irrigated / Non-Irrigated grain corn will be insurable as grain only by written agreement. To qualify……………………...

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DRY BEANS

Adding new varietyAdding new variety - - Spink County

Dark Red Kidney - RedHawk

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 12.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Irr 4.0

Alfalfa Non-Irr 8.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 2.7

Aurora Jerauld

Miner Sanborn

FORAGE SEEDING STATEMENT

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Normal stand of live alfalfa plants per square foot

Alfalfa Irr 12.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Irr 5.1

Alfalfa Non-Irr 10.0 Alfalfa Grass Mixture Non-Irr 4.3

FORAGE SEEDING STATEMENT

Brookings ClayDeuel LakeLincoln Moody Union Yankton

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Butte

Harding

Custer

Fall River

Pennington

Lawrence

Meade

Stanley

Mellette

Shannon

Jackson

Haakon

Jones

Bennett Todd

Perkins Corson Campbell

Sully

Potter

Hughes

ZiebachDewey

Walworth Edmunds

Spink

LymanBuffalo Jerauld

Aurora

Hyde Hand

Faulk

Brule

Douglas

Tripp

Gregory

BrownMcPherson Marshall Roberts

Beadle

Day

Davison

Sanborn

YanktonCharles Mix

Bon Homme

Hutchinson

Hanson

Miner

Kingsbury

HamlinClark

McCook

Lake

Codington

Clay

Turner

Deuel

Grant

Brookings

Moody

Minnehaha

Union

Lincoln

October 2000

South Dakota Forage Seeding Statements

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Sanborn County

Added Non-Conventional

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•ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT) COUNTY CROP DELETIONS: NONE COUNTY CROP EXPANSION:

– MINNESOTA; Canola: 13 counties

DATES: – No changes

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•ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT)

COVERAGE LEVELS: CAT COVERAGE ADDED to GRP and GRIP

crops Added 80% and 85% levels to all hybrid

seed corn counties Corn and Soybeans: Added 80/85%

levels to 27 Counties

COVERAGE LEVEL REMOVED:– Soybeans: Deleted 80/85% levels

from • Hubbard and Isanti.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

RATES: Reference and CAT rates for crops under continuous rating

generally have increased about 5% compared to last years 75% R05 rate

Forage Seeding rates increased 20% this covers the removal of 10% of liability

deductible from crop provisions Hybrid Seed Corn rates decreased about 5% in most

counties. Potatoes Rates increased about 5% in 10

Counties Green Peas rates increased about 5% in 8

Counties

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2001 Applicable Continuous Rating Crops By Plan

(IN STATES WHERE PLAN IS OFFERED)

– APH crops:

– RA crops:

barleycanolacorncranberriesdry beans

dry peasflaxforage prod. grain sorghum

mintoats popcornpotatoessoybeans

sugar beetssunflowerssweet cornwheat

barley canolacorn soybeanssunflowers wheat

CRC crops:

barley corngrain sorghumsoybeans wheat

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

STATEMENTS: SPOI

SPOI Special Provisions of InsuranceAdded statements:

A Map statement added in counties with maps. This statement refers the insured back to the map

High Risk Land statement changed to reflect use of add-on rates under continuous rating instead of factors. (SPOI)

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•ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

Added statements: (cont) SPOI Special Provisions of Insurance

“Contact your agent regarding possible premium discounts, options, and/or additional coverage that may be available” – This replaces basic unit discount and

good experience statements.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

STATEMENTS SPOI(CONT.)

For Sugar Beets expanded the statement that adjusts production for sugar percent to include unharvested production

Quality Provisions statement changed

•Corn, Flax, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans and Sunflowers

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT)

STATEMENTS SPOI(CONT.)

Potato processing quality option added – new quality option for Minn.

• East Otter Tail, Morrison, Hubbard counties

Rotation Statements in MINN.– TWO NEW Potato Rotation Statements– One statement in - Freeborn and Faribault

• Organic references mentioned.. See special provisions!

– The rotation statement has been changed in 5 Counties to match all other Minnesota rotation statements.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT)

STATEMENTS SPOI(CONT.) (CONT)

ADDED Canola two year rotation statement

CRC soybeans stating broadcast soybeans are not eligible for a written agreement (WA).

Deleted The Statement that previously allowed W.A.s for broadcast soybeans under CRC.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

TYPES: Minnesota Corn Silage added 5

counties

• See Actuarial Document Changes hand out for lists of counties

Dry Beans types added:• Black Turtle 2 counties

• Cranberry 2 counties

• Pink 3 counties

• Small Red 6 counties

• White Kidney 1 county

• Baby Lima 1 county

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

PRACTICES:

MINNESOTA DRY BEANS PRACTICE ADDED

• IRRIGATED Light Red Kidney 3 counties

• IRRIGATED Dark Red Kidney 5 counties

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

T-YIELDS: (cont..) MINNESOTA

– Corrections made to Dry Bean T-Yields in Norman, East Polk, & Red Lake Counties

MAPS– MINNESOTA-- NO CHANGE

– New Rules Pages for all county maps.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

SUPPLEMENTS: Changed rates on FCI-33 Supp. to be

add-on rates under continuous rating instead of factors. Plus there may be other minor changes.

Incorporated most 2000 Written Agreements into FCI-33 Supplements.

New Rules Pages for FCI-33 Supplements.

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ACTUARIAL CHANGES FOR 2001 (CONT.)

SUPPLEMENTS (CONT) LEGAL DESCR / CROP TYPE OPTION PRACTICE RATE

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ T74N R16W SEC: 25 LEGAL SOUTH OF THE ROAD IN

THE SE1/4 OATS 0016 997 ALL 0.025

CORN 0041 016 ALL 0.025

SBEAN 0081 997 ALL 0.025 ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

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