Crop Insurance Acronyms

An area of land typically used for agricultural purposes.

A form the insured uses to report the number of acres planted, the percent share he/she has in those acres and the plant dates. This report is required each year.

The deadline by which an insured must report the number of acres planted, the percent of share he/she has in those acres and the date(s) the acreage was planted.

The amount the crop produced before any adjustment is subtracted. Adjustments include reasons such as moisture, quality, or uninsurable events. For example, a field of corn might yield or produce 110 bushels per acre.

Refers to either the historical data regarding how many acres were planted and how much a crop produced or the database containing this information. Numerous years of APH data is collected to determine averages and premiums. May also refer to the Actual Production History (APH) plan of insurance.

The electronic record-keeping system for a farmer’s production history. This information is transmitted to USDA. The agent takes the number of acres and how much the crop produced from the farmer and enters it into the computer into this electronic database, similar to a spreadsheet.

A plan of insurance which uses revenue history. It is only available for specific crops such as cherries and strawberries. See the Actual Revenue History plan of insurance page for additional information.

The amount a specific crop produces.

These documents are published annually by RMA and list crops insured in a particular state and county.

A tool found on the RMA website, the Actuarial Information Browser displays crop insurance information for each commodity, crop, county and plan.

Acreage added to a farming operation.

No longer available, the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) pilot provided protection against low revenue due to unavoidable natural disasters and market fluctuations occurring during the insurance year.

Money the Federal government / the Risk Management Agency (RMA) pays approved insurance providers (AIPs) to cover the administrative and operating expenses of providing crop insurance.

An agency within the United States Department of Agriculture with programs in five commodity areas: cotton and tobacco, dairy, fruit and vegetable, livestock and seed and poultry. These programs provide testing, standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities. In addition, they oversee marketing agreements and orders, administer research and promotion programs and purchase commodities for federal food programs.

A program providing coverage to land planted each year and used as feed and fodder for livestock. The Annual Forage Pilot Program utilizes the amount of rainfall within a specific area to calculate losses. For more information, see the Annual Forage Pilot Program page.

Insurance protecting a beekeeper’s primary income sources – honey, pollen collection, wax and breeding stock. The Apiculture (API) crop insurance program uses rainfall indices to estimate local rainfall. See the Apiculture Pilot page for additional details.