CIPA Statement on Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad
“On behalf of crop insurance agents from across the country and the producer customers we serve, I want to commend Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) for his decision to remain Chairman of the Budget Committee.” Ronnie Holt, Chairman Crop Insurance Professionals Association.
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Senate Leaders Scold USDA Over SRA Draft, Support Expanded Coverage
Sixteen U.S. senators, including the Agriculture Committee’s top Democrat and Republican, sent the USDA a letter on Friday scolding it for proposing $6 billion in cuts to crop insurance. Read the full text of the letter here. Read the CIPA press release here.

CIPA Letter Regarding 3rd SRA Draft
The Crop Insurance Professionals Association sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack on Wednesday, June 16, expressing grave concern over the third draft of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) released by USDA last week. CIPA requested that the Administration address these concerns in a fourth draft.
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CIPA Comments on Third SRA Draft
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its third draft of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) Thursday, June 10, 2010, and with it, the latest set of cuts to crop insurance.
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Agents: Consider Farmer-Friendly SRA Alternatives
In a letter to U.S. farm organizations, crop insurance agents released an alternative to the massive crop insurance funding cuts recently proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read the full text of the letter here. Read the press release about the letter here.

CIPA Chairman Ronnie Holt testifies at Lubbock, Texas Farm Bill hearing
On Monday, May 17, Ronnie Holt testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the importance of crop insurance and the devastating effects that the crippling cuts proposed in the SRA renegotiation would have on rural America. Read the full text of his testimony, here. Read the press release about his testimony here.

The Importance of Crop Insurance
Hear farmers talk about what crop insurance means to them and why cuts to the program would be dangerous.
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Agreeing with Lawmakers, Farm Groups — CIPA Says Back to the SRA Drawing Board
Tom Sell of Combest Sell & Associates discusses CIPA’s upcoming annual meeting on May 3 and 4 and crop insurance agents’ concerns over the SRA negotiations and the USDA’s proposal to cut $7 billion from the federal crop insurance program.
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CIPA Submits Additional Comments Regarding SRA Negotiations
The Crop Insurance Professionals Association (CIPA) submits additional comments to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, addressing a proposed “soft cap” on agent commissions contained in RMA’s February 23 draft SRA. The Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) establishes the terms for both the USDA and insurance companies that participate in the Federal crop insurance program. The 2008 Farm Bill authorized USDA's Risk Management Agency, which manages Federal Crop Insurance, to renegotiate the agreement.
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Crop Insurance Industry Groups Send Letter Discussing SRA
Crop insurance industry groups send open letter to USDA and Members of Congress regarding the USDA’s proposed Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and other crop insurance issues.
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