Tropical Storm Irene Proved the Value of Crop Insurance

One side benefit of the popular “eating local” movement is a growing recognition by urbanites and suburbanites alike to the importance of agriculture and the need to ensure that farmers are able to withstand the many challenges presented by Mother Nature. While farmers manage their many risks using a wide variety of tactics, there is […]

Convo 15

Even though crop insurance is our fourth largest annual expense, we continue to purchase it—that’s just how important it is to us. We have been fortunate not to have filed a claim in the past ten years. It’s comforting to know however that if we had needed it, we would have had the resources available […]

Convo 14

What we would like to see is continued support of our crop insurance.  The reason crop insurance is there is to prevent you from setting up an appointment with the auctioneer.