RMA: Upgrades Coming to Rainfall Data Collection System for Crop Insurance Programs

Recently, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a transition to a new rainfall data source for several precipitation-based insurance programs. Since the beginning of the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) program, the RMA has relied on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC). As of [...]