Release Notes 18.035.0

When a user filtered by a specific Sales Closing Date (SCD), the Production Report and Production Reporting Worksheet still printed all coverages and units on the policy, regardless of SCD. This lead to reports showing crops outside of the intended reporting window (e.g., printing spring crops when reporting fall production). Agents had indicated this caused confusion and unnecessary clutter.

The Acreage Reporting form supported a Batch Print option that allowed users to print only coverages tied to selected Acreage Reporting Date(s). This prevented unnecessary crops from appearing on reports and provided cleaner outputs for agents.

Changes that were made:

A print option was added to the Production Report and Production Reporting Worksheet that behaved like the existing AR forms filter, which allowed users to print only coverages that matched the selected SCD. (Pre-Filled option only).

This enhancement was to update the Producer's Pre-Acceptance Worksheet (PAW) form with the changes from the 2026 DSSH.

Changes that were made:

Revision Date was updated to (10-2025).

Old: Have practices or production methods (e.g., removal, dehorning, grafting, transitioning to or from organic) been performed that will reduce the insured crop‘s production from previous crop years?

New: Have practices or production methods (e.g., removal, dehorning, grafting, transitioning to or from organic) been performed, or not performed that will reduce the insured crop‘s production from previous crop years?

and

Old: Is the current water supply (surface allotment/well) adequate to produce a normal crop for the crop year being certified above?

New: Irrigation: is the current water supply (surface allotment/well) adequate to produce a normal crop for the crop year being certified above?

An issue was reported where MCEI was not setting the unit structure as expected when one Practice did not qualify.

Changes that were made:

System was updated to add and include two new Overrides for the 2025+ RY when MC Crop Option was selected and EI for 'Both' practices was the selected unit structure. The two new overrides that were included in the Additional Functions "Manage Unit Structure' Override dropdown.

The following existed:

MC + EI displayed additional selections for election within the Manage Unit Structure Override dropdown when the following existed:

Enterprise Units Separated by Irrigation Practice

Selected Practice = Both

MC was an elected crop option

When the above elections existed two new Override selections displayed in the dropdown

MC-IRR Only/EI-NI Only

System did set Irrigated Practice Detail Line Unit Structure to = MC

System did set Non Irrigated (NI) Practice Detail Line Unit Structure to = EI

MC-NI Only/EI- Irr Only

System did set Non Irrigated (NI) Practice Detail Line Unit Structure to = MC

System did set Irrigated Practice Detail Line Unit Structure to = EI

Beginning with the 2026 RY (7/1/2025+ SCDs), RMA updated the Beginning Farmer Rancher (BFR) program in the following ways:

For years 1 and 2 of BFR benefits, subsidy = 15%

For year 3 of BFR benefits, subsidy = 13%

For year 4 of BFR benefits, subsidy = 11%

For years 5-10 of BFR benefits, subsidy = 10% (this was original subsidy for all years of eligibility).

Changes that were made:

With this ticket, the System was updated in the following ways to support the new BFR program regulations:

The first value displayed for this field was the value found in the LivestockPolicy.BfrBenefitsReceivedYearCount field for Livestock policies or the MpciPolicy.BfrBenefitsReceivedYearCount field for MPCI policies.

The second value, the BFR premium subsidy % for the current RY, displayed following the Benefits Received Year Count value and an en dash (–) (e.g., 2 – 15%).

The BFR premium subsidy percentage shown was based on the BfrBenefitsReceivedYearCount value and what that value translates to in the ICE Table D00192:

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “1”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “2”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “3”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “4”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “5”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “6”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “7”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “8”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “9”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

This % should be pulled from ICE Table D00192 where Program Indicator Code = “BF” and Benefits Received Year Count = “10”

Base Percent + Additional Percent

These values are intended to assist AIPs and Agents with determining how many years of BFR benefits the insured received (included the current RY) as well as show what BFR premium subsidy percent the insured received for the current RY.

NOTE: If the value for field 10 on the P95 (BFR/VFR Total Number of Years) was greater than 10, PASS did not run the count rule for the P14 for that tax ID.

The Online Help Site was updated with topics as well as with current release notes.

Automated SOI: Added Agency Flag to Include SBIs.

Changes that were made:

Similar to the Omit Zero Acre Lines - SOI flag recently added on the Agency record, we added an additional checkbox, Include SBIs - SOI, on the Agency record, so agencies could determine whether to include SBIs or not on the generated SOIs. By default, this was not selected. The visibility and use of the field was under the same permission as the Omit Zero Acre Lines - SOI checkbox:

System Function (existing)--Policy > Agency Setting-Auto SOI: Controled a user's ability to view and edit the printing of SBIs on SOIs generated through the Automated SOI process. This was at the agency level.

"Read" allowed users to see the checkbox on the View Agency and Maintain Agency screens.

"Update" right allowed a user to change its setting.

Users also needed to have the ability to edit an agency record (see the Edit button on View Agency) which was possible with the System Function, Licensing > Agent and Agency Maintenance > "Read" and "Update" rights.

A request was received to add an attachment type for Lease Certifications.

Changes that were made:

An attachment type for Lease Certifications was added.

This enhancement was to update the Producer's Pre-Acceptance Worksheet (PAW) form with the changes from the 2026 DSSH.

Changes that were made:

Old: Have practices or production methods (e.g., removal, dehorning, grafting, transitioning to or from organic) been performed that will reduce the insured crop‘s production from previous crop years?

New: Have practices or production methods (e.g., removal, dehorning, grafting, transitioning to or from organic) been performed, or not performed that will reduce the insured crop‘s production from previous crop years?

Old: Is the current water supply (surface allotment/well) adequate to produce a normal crop for the crop year being certified above?

New: Irrigation: is the current water supply (surface allotment/well) adequate to produce a normal crop for the crop year being certified above?

Currently, the Unit dropdown on the APH screen only displayed the Unit number without the Sub Unit/Procedure Number (if included). On the Manage Land ID/CLU pop-up, the dropdown included the Unit, Sub Unit/Procedure Number which provided clarity and helped users select the correct Unit. To improve consistency and usability, the APH dropdown should have been updated to display the Sub Unit/Procedure Number.

Changes that were made:

The APH Unit dropdown was updated to mirror the format and data elements of the Manage Land ID/CLU dropdown, including the Sub Unit/Procedure Number when applicable.

Detail Line: Added Sub Units to Maintain Detail line drop down.

Changes that were made:

The Unit dropdown on the Maintain Detail Line screen only displayed the Unit number without the Sub Unit/Procedure Number (if included). On the Manage Land ID/CLU pop-up, the dropdown included the Unit, Sub Unit/Procedure Number, which provided clarity and helped users select the correct Unit. To improve consistency and usability, the Maintain Detail Line dropdown was updated to display the Sub Unit/Procedure Number.