October 8, 1998


INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM:  R&D-98-052

TO:      	All Reinsured Companies
    		All Risk Management Agency Field Offices

FROM:    	Tim B. Witt     /s/   Tim B. Witt
    		Deputy Administrator
    
SUBJECT: Crop Provisions for Pilot Programs for the 1999 Crop Year

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) placed on the Reporting Organization (RO) Server the
crop provisions that will be effective beginning the 1999 crop year for the following crops 
with areas available and sales closing dates indicated.

Program        Areas Available                                   Sales Closing Date
IP Barley      All counties in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,            March 15
               North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and
               Washington where barley APH is available     
               
Cabbage        Georgia - Rabun County                                February 28
               North Carolina - Pasquotank County

               New York - Monroe, Ontario, and Orleans Co.           March 15
               Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County
               Virginia - Carroll County

Cherry         California - San Joaquin County                       January 31
               Montana - Lake County
               Oregon - Hood River and Wasco Counties
               Washington - Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin,
                 and Yakima Counties

Crambe         North Dakota - All counties                           March 15

Cultivated     California - Lassen, Modoc, Shasta and Sutter Cos.    February 28
Wild Rice      
               Minnesota - Aitkin, Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of     March 15
                 the Woods, Pennington, and East Polk Counties   

Florida Avocados Florida - Dade County                               November 30

Mustard        North Dakota - All counties                           March 15

GRP Rangeland  Montana - Big Horn, Blaine, Carter, Custer, Fallon,   March 15
                 Glacier, Phillips, Powder River, Roosevelt,
                 Rosebud, Sheridan, and Valley Counties     

Watermelon     Alabama -  Geneva County                              February 15

               Delaware - Sussex County                              March 15
 
               Florida - Manatee County                              February 1

               Florida - Alachua and Jackson Counties                February 15

               Georgia - Crisp, Tift, Turner, and Worth Counties     February 15

               Maryland - Wicomico County                            March 15

               North Carolina - Chowan and Sampson Counties          February 28

               Texas - Duval, Frio, and Hidalgo Counties             January 15

Winter Squash  Connecticut - Hartford County                         March 15
               Massachusetts - Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin,
                 Hampden, and Hampshire Counties
               New Jersey - Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester,
                 and Salem Counties
               New York - Monroe and Orleans Counties    

This information is also available on the RMA WebSite at:
http://www.act.fcic.usda.gov/actuarial/index.html under the FTP Download directory.  Policies
in PDF format are located in the MISC/PDF files directory.  Policies in WordPerfect format are
located in the MISC/WPD files directory. 

If you have any questions, please contact Vondie O'Conner, Research and Evaluation Division
Director, at (816) 926-6343.