Good Performance Refund Q&A

摘要

A. According to the proposed rule, for the 2011 refund program, which is based on crop year 2009, new or beginning farmers are those who have not participated as a primary entity or held more than a 10 percent financial interest in any farm or operation prior to 2007, regardless of whether or not they purchased crop insurance. Farmers and ranchers with 1-3 years of crop insurance experience and identified as potentially qualifying for a refund given the qualifications above, will be sent a letter inthe mail to self-certify that they do indeed quaUfy as a new or beginning farmer prior to a good performance refund being made. Farmers and ranchers who have simply changed entities are not eligible for a refund.