AFSC April 30 Deadlines for AgriInsurance and AgriStability and new changes

A reminder that April 30 is the last day to apply, makes changes and file Land Reports for fall-seed crops for annual crop insurance. For AgriStability it is also the last day to select optional reference margin methodology for 2025 program year and enroll and pay fees or opt out.

Changes to Agristability for the 2025 crop year give farmers flexibility in how their reference margin is calculated, either on a cash (Optional Reference Margin) or accrual  (Accrual Adjusted Reference Margin) basis – the hope is that with options it will help farmers who may not be participating in the program come back in at this critical time of market risk and instability. Further changes have also been introduced to align AgriStability reporting with tax filing and to increase the compensation rate for margin declines exceeding 30 per cent from 70 per cent to 80 per cent.