Here are some basic concepts CCA does support in the new program as it was presented and as it's developing: a deposit-based program; a whole farm, modified accrual, margin-based program; production or contribution margin coverage instead of gross margin; a notional entitlement of government funds that are not transferable and cannot become an asset; the concept of a graduated trigger; covering disaster component
first; no interest bonus on the producers' accounts; no minimum income trigger; no limit on coverage levels; some form of linkage to crop insura
nce as long as both programs ...[+++] remain separate and voluntary; a possible rollover of old NISA into the new program; and classifying the withdrawals as farm income.