Farm Insurance Today

Spring Crop Insurance Protection

KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:04:02 +0000

Crop Insurance Specialist Becky Braaten of Farm Credit Services has been answering phone calls after phone calls and staying in touch with farmers. That`s the most important thing any grower can do: know the crop insurance rules and stay close to the people who know those rules. "If you`re not able to plant because of the wet conditions right now, in most instances, you will be eligible for preventive planting," says Braaten. Preventive planting is a crop insurance tool built into your policy that says if you have 20 acres or 20 percent of your field that you can’t seed, you`re able to claim 60 percent of your crop coverage. The deadline to buy more preventive planting coverage was March 15th. "With preventive planting, there`s a 72 hour notice of loss. You need to keep your agent updated from field to field. You need to have your agent on speed dial," says Braaten...

Sign Up for Crop Insurance Now

PA Farm News - Quarryville,PA,USA — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:22:05 +0000

Because nursery growers cannot predict adverse weather, wildlife damage and the marketability of their crop, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff urges those who want to be protected against losses for a full year to sign up for crop insurance coverage by May 1. Enrollment in new multiple peril crop insurance, or MPCI, policies can be done year-round with a 30-day waiting period before the policy takes effect. Wolff said producers must be enrolled in a crop insurance policy, or Farm Service Agency’s non-insured crop assistance program, to be eligible to receive federal disaster assistance, if needed, from the 2008 Farm Bill’s Supplemental Revenue program. “For the first time, most crops, including nursery, must be covered by a crop insurance program in order to be eligible to receive federal disaster payments,” said Wolff. “I urge all Pennsylvania nursery growers to contact a crop insurance agent well before the May 1 deadline to discuss how they can protect their investments from disasters, providing peace-of-mind even in these difficult economic times.” Nursery insurance protects wholesale nursery production and market plants grown in standard nursery containers or in the field. Coverage is based on a plant inventory value report declaring the value of insurable plants. This year, multiple peril nursery policies offer several new significantly improved risk management options, including policy endorsements and the option to insure field- or container-grown plants or both. “With flexible nursery insurance programs that allow growers to match a plan with their business needs, crop insurance can help growers ease the burden of plant damage and remain viable for the next growing season,” said Wolff. The higher the level of crop insurance, the greater the guarantees will be for policy and disaster protection. Producers should contact a crop insurance agent well before the May 1 deadline to enroll in new MPCI policies. The deadline to change existing policies is May 31. A list of agents can be found at ...

What you need to know to file an insurance claim

South Carolina Now — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:39:37 +0000

Rod Deloach is an insurance adjustor for State Farm Insurance Company. He's surveying sites for policy holders in hopes to getting them back on their feet ...

Improved health coverage for Wis. farmers

Andy Weather — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:51:29 +0000

During a 13-year period when milk premiums had declined, the farm's insurance premiums went up more than 150 percent. That was before the renewal notice ...

The Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:41:28 +0000

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