The purpose of this rule is to update prevented planting coverage levels that better reflect the actual prevented planting costs incurred by policyholders, and to reduce vulnerability to program fraud, waste, and abuse. The changes to the crop provisions would be applicable for the 2017 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a contract change date on or after the effective date of the rule, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a contract change date prior to the effective date of the rule.