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EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (ERP) 1

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Special Provision for DAFP Approved Crops that do not have Revenue from Sales

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (ERP) 2022 TRACK 2

Overview

Producers who received a payment from the Emergency 

Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2 and who selected 2022 as their 

representative revenue year for disaster year 2021, must use the 

Tax Year Option when applying for ERP 2022, Track 2. In certain 

situations, producers who are required to use the Tax Year Option 

will need a method for valuing crops that do not have revenue from 

sales that have been approved by the Deputy Administrator for Farm 

Programs (DAFP). ERP 2022, Track 2 provides a special provision for 

producers who are required to use the Tax Year Option, who also 

need a method for including the value of DAFP approved crops. 

Producers who are required to use the Tax Year Option, must include 

the crop value in the calculation of allowable gross revenue for 

DAFP approved crops as listed below that were produced and did 

not generate revenue directly from sales: 

• fresh apples, cherries, peaches, and plums that producers 

grow and process into cider and wine as part of their ordinary 

operation, and 

• all eligible crops grown for feed, to be stored, and fed to 

livestock on the farm, regardless of how the crop was 

mechanically harvested (for example, barley, corn, soybeans for 

grain, as well as forage).

DAFP may approve additional crops, as requested

Note: Crops for grazing are still ineligible for ERP 2022 and cannot be included 

in allowable gross revenue.

For crops approved by DAFP, the value of the eligible crop will be 

based on the producer’s actual production of the crop and a price 

for the crop based on the best available data. The value of the 

eligible crop must be based on the producer’s actual production and 

the price for the crop obtained from NASS data, and other published 

prices, such as prices from RMA and NAP and locally published 

prices based on sales for the applicable year. Producers must use 

this same methodology for both the selected benchmark and 

disaster years. This provision does not cover crops that were sold by 

a producer.

Wine Grapes

Wine Grapes: any variety of grapes grown and used by the same 

producer for wine production.

Example:

John Doe Wines, LLC is a wine maker that grows PNO grapes to 

process into wine, they do not sell their grapes. In 2022, John Doe 

Wines, LLC produced 500 tons of actual production. 

They are using published pricing from NASS at 

$552.50/ton to determine the value of the crop at 

$276,250 for the disaster year.

John Doe Wines, LLC selects 2019 as their 

benchmark year. In 2019, they produced 800 tons 

of PNO grapes and are using a published NASS price 

of $570/ton to determine the value of the crop at 

$456,000 for the benchmark year.

Forage Crops

Forage Crops: vegetation consisting of annual, 

biennial, and perennial grasses, legumes, and small 

grains. 

Example: 

Jane Doe Ranch is a forage producer that does not 

sell production, it is stored and fed to livestock on the 

ranch as part of their ordinary operation.

In 2022, Jane Doe Ranch produced 2,250 tons of 

forage. They are using NASS published pricing at 

$68.00/ton to determine the value of the crop for the 

disaster year at $153,000.

In Benchmark year 2019, Jane Doe Ranch produced 

3,000 tons of forage. They are using NASS published 

pricing at $69.17/ton to determine the value of the 

crop for the benchmark year at $207,510.

Example:

Producer B grows a portion of his corn for grain 

to store and use as feed as part of his ordinary 

operation. Producer B does not have revenue from 

sales for this portion of the corn for grain to include 
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in allowable gross revenue and may include the crop value 

for the portion of the crop grown for feed in allowable gross 

revenue.

In 2022, Producer B produced 500 bushels of actual 

production for feed. He is using RMA pricing of $3.88 per 

bushel to determine the crop value at $1,940 for the disaster 

year. Producer B is using 2019 as the benchmark year. He 

had 800 bushels of actual production in 2019 and is using 

RMA pricing of $4.00 per bushel to establish the crop value 

at $3,200 for the benchmark year.

Fresh Apples, Cherries, Peaches, and 

Plums

Approved varieties of fruit grown and used by the same

producer for cider and wine production.

Example:

Producer A grows peaches to process into cider as part of 

her ordinary operation. Producer A does not have revenue 

from selling the peaches to include in allowable gross 

revenue and may include the crop value in her allowable 

gross revenue. 

In 2022, Producer A produced 200 bushels of actual 

production. She is using NASS pricing of $25.00 per bushel 

to determine the crop value at $5,000 for the disaster year. 

Producer A is using 2019 as her benchmark year. She had 

350 bushels of actual production in 2019 and is using NASS 

pricing of $33.00 per bushel to establish the crop value at 

$11,550 for the benchmark year.

For More Information

For more information, view the ERP 2022 Track 2 Fact 

Sheet.

Request for additional crops not previously approved by 

DAFP may be sent to your local FSA Office.

For FSA programs, producers should contact their local 

USDA Service Center.

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