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Beginning in March, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) began issuing Manager’s Bulletins to provide program flexibilities in response to COVID-19. As a continued response to COVID-19, the RMA has released MGR-20-026. This bulletin supplements the earlier relief authorized by the following Manager’s Bulletins: MGR-20-005, MGR-20-008, MGR-20-009, and MGR-20-013. August 28, 2020

Given the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced additional information on the FSA Acreage Reporting Date as well as Manager's Bulletin MGR-20-015 that was issued on May 28, 2020. July 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). July 13, 2020

An initial list of additional commodities have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Producers will be able to submit applications that include these commodities on Monday, July 13, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting applications for CFAP through August 28, 2020, which helps offset price declines and additional marketing costs because of the coronavirus pandemic. July 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to enable Service Centers to best assist producers. July 08, 2020

Both agricultural groups and lawmakers have concerns that the CFAP funding will not go far enough. In addition, the first $1.4 billion in CFAP payments have been disbursed to farmers according to the USDA. June 18, 2020

NAU Country Insurance company and other Approved Insurance Providers (AIP's) were sent a reminder notification from the USDA/RMA to share with Agents on the importance of following good farming practices. A link to the Basic Provisions and Agent locator are included in the memo. May 19, 2020

We have created a webinar training series titled “NAU Country Connection” focusing on how to best utilize NAU Country systems during the crop insurance cycle, being relevant to the appropriate time of year. This series has an emphasis around how to provide customer service excellence, while practicing social distancing. May 13, 2020

As we continue to face challenges due to COVID-19, the USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) has issued multiple bulletins and updates. Please see below for highlights of the most recent bulletins. April 13, 2020

When customer service and social distancing compete in a world dealing with COVID-19, NAU Country Insurance Company offers service and technology that can help! We know that there is nothing better than hands-on, face-to-face service with your farmer, but during the sensitive time that we are living in, we want to give you options. Thankfully, our systems are already equipped to handle these situations. Click on this news piece to view an outline on the functionality available to serve your farmer from a distance, a friendly reminder on all the processing features available during this time of year, and resources for support and training. April 08, 2020