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            <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Cost Est</span>
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        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">AIB</span>
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        <span>Agent Locator</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Cause of Loss</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Cause of Loss</span>
    </a>

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    <a href="https://ewebapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/costestimator/" target="_blank" title="Cost Estimator Main Menu Link">
        <span>Cost Estimator</span>
    </a>

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    <a href="https://public-rma.fpac.usda.gov/apps/MapViewer/index.html" target="" title="County Programs Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">County Programs</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">County Programs</span>
    </a>

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    <a href="/Information-Tools/Crop-Indemnity-Maps" target="" title="Crop Indemnity Maps Main Menu Link">
        <span>Crop Indemnity Maps</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Crop Weather</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Crop Weather</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">FTP File Access</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">FTP</span>
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    <a href="/Information-Tools/Summary-of-Business/Livestock-and-Dairy-Participation" target="" title="Livestock and Dairy Participation Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">Livestock and Dairy Participation</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Livestock and Dairy Participation</span>
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    <a href="/Information-Tools/Livestock-Reports" target="" title="Livestock Reports (LRP and LGM) Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">Livestock Reports (LRP and LGM)</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Livestock Reports</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Nursery Software (EPLPPS)</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Nursery Software</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Other Sites</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Other Sites</span>
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        <span>PRF Rainfall</span>
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    <a href="http://prodwebnlb.rma.usda.gov/apps/PriceDiscovery" target="_blank" title="Price Discovery Reporting Main Menu Link">
        <span>Price Discovery Reporting</span>
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    <a href="/Information-Tools/Reinsurance-Reports" target="" title="Reinsurance Reports Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">Reinsurance Reports</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">Reinsurance</span>
    </a>

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    <a href="https://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/RIRS/" target="_blank" title="RMA Information Reporting System Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">RMA Information Reporting System</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">RIRS</span>
    </a>

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        <span class="visible-lg-block">RMA Map Viewer</span>
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    <a href="/Information-Tools/Summary-of-Business" target="" title="Summary of Business Reports Main Menu Link">
        <span class="visible-lg-block">Summary of Business Reports</span>
        <span class="visible-sm-block visible-md-block visible-xs-block">SOB</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Beginning or Veteran Farmers and Ranchers</span>
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        <span class="visible-lg-block">Double Cropping Initiative</span>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">What supporting documentation should I gather in anticipation of applying for ERP Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">ERP Phase 2 is a certification-based program, producers can begin reviewing Schedule F (Form 1040); and Profit or Loss from Farming or similar tax documents for tax years 2018-2022, representing their applicable Benchmark Year and Tax Year for Disaster Year Revenue.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">What is the difference between ERP Phase 2 and PARP?  Is there a side-by-side tool to help me decide which program is best for me?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">There is!  A side-by-side comparison fact sheet was created to help you navigate both programs and determine eligibility, it is available <a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/2023/fsa_parp_erp2_factsheet_22_update_011823.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF opens in new window">here</a>.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">How will digital signatures be obtained if the producer does not have the means or proper equipment to complete an application electronically?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Digital in-person signatures will be obtained in the county office electronically.  The producer is not required to purchase or obtain any special electronic device.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">How is revenue calculated for on-farm use of crops?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Crops grown for on farm use such as forage fed to livestock have no sales resulting into revenue. However, there could be revenue that would still be considered allowable gross revenue as defined in the table located on the back of the FSA-521 form.  Applicable program payments for disaster programs, ARC/PLC, NAP payments <strong><em>less premiums and administrative fees</em></strong>, crop insurance indemnities <em><strong>less premiums and administrative fees</strong></em>, could still be considered allowable gross revenue if the crop is considered eligible for ERP Phase 2.  These sources of revenue would still be applicable in the calculation of allowable gross revenue if they were received in the applicable tax year, regardless of the producer’s intent to commercially market the crop.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Benchmark years 2018 and 2019 are stated to be a “typical” year of revenue for an operation.  What if a producer had losses in those years, can they request an adjusted benchmark in that instance?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">No, Benchmark Year Revenue cannot be adjusted for producer losses.  However, it <strong>may</strong> be adjusted by a producer if either of the following apply:
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    <li>The producer did not have a full year of revenue in 2018 or 2019</li>
    <li>The producer expanded their operation capacity yin a disaster year for ERP Phase 2, compared to the 2018 or 2019 benchmark year</li>
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<p>Producers are <strong>required</strong> to adjust allowable gross revenue for the Benchmark Year if there was a decrease in operation capacity in a disaster year as compared to the 2018 or 2019 Benchmark Year.</p></div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Am I going to get the remaining 25% of my payment from Phase 1 under Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">USDA will evaluate the remaining funding at the end of Phase 2, after all payments have been issued – however, it is not guaranteed nor anticipated the remaining 25% will be issued.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">If a producer qualified as a beginning farmer in 2020 or 2021, but that expired in 2022 – will they still get the increased payment rate?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, Program Year (Disaster Year) reads the associated subsidiary file from 2020 or 2021.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Can the payment limitation rules be clarified?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer"><p>ERP Phase 2 has two program years, 2020 and 2021. Payment limitations for ERP are follows:</p>
<p><strong>Specialty/High Value crops:</strong> $125,000 by program year, can increase to $900,000 by filing the FSA-510 form.</p>
<p><strong>Other crops:</strong> $125,000 by program year, may increase to $250,000 by filing the FSA-510 form</p>
<p>Payments for the ERP program are combined by program year as follows:</p>
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    <li><strong>2020 program year</strong> = 2020 ERP Phase 1, and 2020 ERP Phase 2, combined</li>
    <li><strong>2021 program year</strong> = 2021 ERP Phase 1, 2021 Phase 2, combined</li>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Would Kelp grown and sold as feedstock for cattle be an eligible crop?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, it is an eligible crop.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">How will deferred revenue and crop insurance proceeds be addressed?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Revenue is based on tax year and is specific to each applicant.  The revenue would go with the applicable tax year the applicant would have reported for tax purposes. Specifically, deferred revenue and proceeds from crop insurance will be considered "allowable revenue" for ERP Phase 2 purposes in the tax year in which the revenue or crop insurance proceeds are reported to the IRS by the taxpayer. ERP Phase 2 is a producer certification-based program, specific questions on revenue reporting should be addressed with the producer’s individual tax preparer.  FSA cannot provide casual advice for how income could or should have been reported.  The FSA-521 table contains what is considered allowable gross revenue.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Is there a tool to assist producers or accountants in determining Allowable Gross Revenue?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Producers may use the FSA-521A worksheet or the ERP Excel tool to determine Allowable Gross Revenue.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Every operation changes (increases or decreases) capacity every year, is there a minimum threshold where a producer wouldn’t need to calculate the change?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">There is no minimum threshold change.  Producer is <strong>required</strong> to decrease the benchmark revenue and they <strong>may</strong> increase the benchmark.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Is honey an eligible crop?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Will producer resources be provided in other languages?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, once the rule is published resources will be provided in multiple languages.  There may be a slight delay.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">What happens when crops revenue is split between disaster years?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">The revenue would go with the applicable tax year the applicant would have reported for tax purposes.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">What if I have losses in both disaster years, do I file two applications?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Producer will file one application in the recording county and list all applicable disaster years.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">I didn’t file an acreage report for the disaster years 2020 or 2021, am I ineligible or will I have to pay a late-filed fee to be able to apply for ERP Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">An acreage report is not required to file an application for ERP Phase 2.  It is required to be filed in the linkage years.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Is hay sold for forage an eligible crop or ERP Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">I already filed an FSA-510 form under ERP Phase 1, can it be applied to Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, if a producer filed an FSA-510 in Phase 1 for the same program year they are applying for under Phase 2.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Are all organic crops considered high value by default?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, all organic are high value if they were not already classified as specialty.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Since there is a linkage requirement for ERP, does the crop have to be insurable for me to apply for assistance on my revenue loss?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Crops that are not eligible for crop insurance or NAP are considered eligible for Phase 2.  This is different than prior disaster programs which required a crop to be insurable or NAP eligible.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Does linkage apply for non-insurable and crops that are not eligible for NAP?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes. Producers are required to file an acreage report in the linkage years and must obtain Whole Farm Revenue Protection to meet linkage for crops that are NOT insurable or eligible for NAP.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">The instructions for the FSA-521A indicate to NOT include certain FSA program payments such as ERP-1, QLA, and WHIP in the Allowable Gross Revenue calculations. Aren’t these payments subtracted from the ERP Phase 2 Payment itself?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">QLA, WHIP, and WHIP+ payments are included in the 2018 and 2019 benchmark revenue.  Benchmark revenue is tied to the tax year.  The 2020 QLA and 2020 WHIP+ program payments are automatically subtracted at the end of the 2020 crop year payment calculation.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Are producers to exclude CFAP when calculating the Allowable Gross Revenue, even though the software will reduce CFAP from the ERP Phase 2 payment?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, CFAP 1 and 2 payments are excluded from Allowable Gross Revenue. To further clarify, if the producer applied for the 2020 disaster year, CFAP if received, would automatically be deducted from the ERP Phase 2 payment.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">If I grew blueberries and raspberries, but only the raspberries had damage for the disaster year, do I only need to meet linkage for the raspberries or do I need blueberry coverage as well?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Producers are required to complete form FSA-522 and identify all crops that suffered revenue losses in whole or in part from qualifying disaster event(s) for the disaster year(s) for which they applied for ERP Phase 2 benefits (2020 and/or 2021). Crop insurance or NAP coverage is required for crops identified on FSA-522 for the next two available crop years (no later than 2026) to meet linkage requirements.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Insurance Indemnities: Many producers received federal crop insurance indemnities that were less than their premiums for the applicable year. When completing the application and/or ERP Phase 2 Tool, would the producer enter a negative amount for the crop insurance indemnity, since their premiums were more than the indemnity received? Or would they just zero that portion out for revenue purposes?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">The table on the back of the FSA-521 for Schedule F, line 6 says to include “crop insurance proceeds less administrative fees and premiums” and “Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) payments, less administrative fees and premiums”.    If premiums and fees are greater than the indemnity, the producer is to use the negative number in the calculation of allowable gross revenue.  Example:  Crop insurance indemnity received is $1,000, however premium and fees paid are $2,000 = (-$1,000).</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Would crop insurance proceeds received for a crop I never intended to sell, such as Corn Silage be considered allowable gross revenue for ERP Phase 2, if it was received in my selected tax year?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes.  Crop insurance proceeds, less premiums and administrative fees, is considered allowable gross revenue according to the table on the reverse of the FSA-521.  Corn silage is an eligible crop for ERP Phase 2.  Therefore, any actual revenue received in the applicable tax year (benchmark or disaster year) would be included if it meets the criteria for allowable gross revenue, even though the eligible crop was never intended to be commercially marketed.   If intentions changed and the crop intended for feed was sold, we would include revenue from the sale as well.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">The producer has Patron Dividends in 3a of the Schedule F. The producer indicates that most of the dividends are from seed and fertilizers purchases. Are seed and fertilizer purchases considered to be “directly related to the sale of eligible crops” and therefore should be included as allowable gross revenue? Or is the producer only looking for, “per-unit allocations paid to patrons for gross grain sales” – as listed on the FSA-521?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">This should be limited to per-unit allocations paid to patrons for gross grain sales.   The portion of the dividend the grower received from inputs purchased from the cooperative, such as seed or fertilizer, would be excluded from the allowable gross revenue.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">I applied for ERP Phase 2, and I grow insured crops. Is an acreage report filed with crop insurance sufficient to meet the linkage requirements or must I also file an FSA-578 with FSA?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">You must file an FSA-578 with FSA as part of the linkage process.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Husband and Wife farm on a 50/50 basis, but file taxes as "Married, filing jointly". Should the husband and wife each be claiming 50% of the revenue identified on their Joint Schedule F?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Producers who file or would be eligible to file a joint tax return will certify their allowable gross revenue based on what it would have been had they filed taxes separately for the applicable year.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">We are looking for clarification as to when payments will be processed and received for ERP Phase 2, we have heard there is a $2,000 maximum payment?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">ERP Phase 2 application software has been updated to allow the maximum initial payment amount of $2,000 minus any ERP Phase 1 gross payments per disaster year be processed.  The remaining payment, if applicable, will be processed after the June 2, 2023, signup deadline.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Does ERP Phase 2 cover shallow and/or quality losses for eligible crops?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer"><p>Yes. ERP Phase 2 payments are based on the difference in allowable gross revenue between a benchmark year, intended to represent a typical year of revenue for the producer's operation, and the applicable disaster year. The allowable gross revenue information required from producers to apply for ERP Phase 2 will be a self-certification by the producer or authorized representative.</p>
<p>For ERP Phase 2, "allowable gross revenue" refers to annual gross farm income before expenses and includes sales of eligible crops and certain government farm program payments directly related to eligible crops.</p>
<p>Producers have the choice of two benchmark years (2018 and 2019) to utilize as the threshold to best reflect the loss experienced in the disaster year.</p></div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Can a dissolved entity file an application for ERP Phase 2?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer"><p>Valid signature authority <strong>is required</strong> to complete an application.</p>
<p>Additionally, if the producer is a general partnership or joint venture that was dissolved, all members of the general partnership or joint venture at the time of dissolution, or their representatives must sign the application and required forms.</p></div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Does PRF-RI cover the linkage requirement for applicable ERP eligible crops?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes, if PRF-RI is obtained at the 60/100 coverage level, or greater for the eligible crop.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">What are the linkage requirements for land that is newly considered high-risk?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer"><p>Linkage is tied to the crop and county that received the ERP payment. Producers who received an ERP payment on acreage classified as standard will have to meet the minimum 60 percent coverage requirement on all acreage classified as standard. Producers who received an ERP payment on high-risk acreage will have to meet the requirement on all acreage classified as high-risk.</p>
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    <li>For example, if a producer received an ERP payment on standard rated soybean acreage, they would not be subject to the minimum 60% coverage on soybean acreage insured in newly classified high-risk areas. They would be subject to the minimum coverage on all soybean acreage remaining standard rated.</li>
    <li>If a producer received an ERP payment on high-risk rated soybean acreage, the newly classified high-risk acreage would need to meet the requirement if insured as soybeans.</li>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Would I request an adjusted benchmark year revenue on the FSA-521, if I farmed as an individual 2018 and/or 2019, and then switched to an entity in 2020/2021?   </span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer">Yes. The new entity would be required to establish an adjusted benchmark year revenue because the entity began farming in 2020 or 2021 and did not have actual allowable gross revenue in a benchmark year.</div>
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                            <span class="faqQuestion">Producers are to submit one FSA-521 for their entire operation nationwide in the recording county. I farm both as an individual and as a sole member of Farmers LLC.  I file my acreage reports with FSA and carry crop insurance under both operation names, but file taxes as an individual. Would I file one or two FSA-521s for the disaster year? How would linkage be met?</span>
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                            <span class="dropLetterA hidden-print">A</span> <div class="faqAnswer"><p>The application should be filed in the name of the individual or entity that is entitled to an ownership share and is at risk in the crop, production, and marketing associated with the agricultural production of crops. If the “applicant” can prove they had a risk in the eligible crop(s) and that they received the allowable gross revenue, then that revenue can be attributed to the applicant, regardless of how the taxes were filed.</p>
<p>The applicant would need to obtain crop insurance coverage in the same name as the individual or entity listed on the FSA-521 and FSA-522 and file an accurate acreage report during the linkage years. Only one can have risk, this also applies to linkage.</p></div>
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