Crop insurance and other government programs for farmers are also linked via disaster programs. The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) requires the purchase of crop insurance for program eligibility. 24 For participation in commodity programs listed above, there is no crop insurance requirement. Generally, ad-hoc disaster bills in the past have not required crop insurance for eligibility, although most required future crop insurance purchases (or participation in the noninsured assistance program) and/or linked payment rates to crop insurance participation In 2010, USDA implemented a disaster program (Crop Assistance Program) for producers of rice upland cotton, soybeans, and sweet potatoes in designated disaster counties. Program eligibility.
