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FD-CIC Recordkeeping: What Farmers Actually Need to Keep
Build a usable record trail for your farmer CI score without assuming every software upload or data request is a federal requirement.
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Keep the records needed to support the official FD-CIC inputs and the applicable verification pathway, then retain the commercial documents that connect the farmer CI score to payment and delivery. A platform may make this easier, but the presence of a platform is not itself proof that USDA requires it.
01The minimum useful record trail
02Classify every request
03Five questions for any platform
04Keep a change log
By FDCIC EditorialReviewed August 6, 2026Status: Resource preview