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In the wake of drought on the west end of the Cotton Belt and fires in Texas, farmers are abandoning their crops in record numbers. At the same time and for the same reason, prices are climbing. If your claim for indemnity on your RMA-reinsured crop insurance has been denied, delayed, or waylaid, call us for a consultation.
Crop insurance policies are standardized across the industry to require arbitration of all claims disputes prior to filing any lawsuit. See Paragraph 20(a) of the Basic Provisions. If there is a dispute over how to interpret the policy wording, the parties must also seek interpretation from the federal Risk Management Agency, which will be binding on the arbitrator. See Paragraph 20(a)(1), 20(c). In the event that RMA makes an error, an administrative appeal may follow with the USDA National Appeals Div
The upshot of this is that a farmer has to clear several make-or-break hurdles in these very specialized, quasi-judicial proceedings before ever reaching a court his local attorney knows. You bring in soil specialists to analyze your fields; bring in an attorney with crop insurance experience to analyze your case.