Winter wheat and spring wheat are insurable in these counties. Producers in these counties, who did not purchase limited or additional coverage on or prior to the fall sales closing date and are now obtaining CAT coverage for their winter wheat, will be limited to CAT coverage on their spring wheat. Separate levels of coverage are not available for spring and winter wheat. Both winter and spring wheat are insurable for the 1995 crop year under CAT, limited, and additional coverage in counties which have only a spring sales closing date. The small grains crop provisions require the insured to notify the insurer that coverage is desired for winter wheat.
Notification is required by the spring sales closing date designated in the special provisions.
Due to the large amount of acreage involved, insurers may elect to make this determination based on an area wide analysis of damage and signify acceptance of winter wheat acreage by sending notification of acceptance to the insureds who requested such coverage. Failure of the acreage to be accepted for insurance purposes due to crop damage will not affect the linkage requirements of the producer. A producer has elected the winter coverage endorsement under limited or additional coverage for winter wheat, the wheat is subsequently damaged, and the insured elects to accept an appraisal of the remaining potential production. The producer may elect to plant the acreage to spring wheat. The spring wheat may be insured separately from the winter wheat.