Spring Crop Insurance Protection
By KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
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...
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