In the June 27, 2017, Federal Register, USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation ("FCIC") finalized the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions and made amendments to the final rule, with request for comments, published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2016, that clarified and revised the policy definition of "practical to replant" and "replanted crop," and policy provisions regarding double cropping. The changes to the policy made in this rule are applicable for the 2018 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a contract change date on or after the effective date of the rule, and for the 2019 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a contract change date prior to the effective date of the rule. This rule was effective June 27, 2017.
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