Farmer Testimonials: “Peace of Mind” from Purchasing Crop Insurance
Beginning farmer Cody Bornholdt returned to the family farm in 2011 in Inman, Kansas, after finishing college to find himself in the middle of what would be a multi-year drought in the southern plains. Bornholdt said that given the amount of risk that farmers face to put a crop in the ground, crop insurance is […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Tim Totheroh, Wellington, Illinois
Although Tim Totheroh says that his last name is “Pennsylvania Dutch,” he’s 100 percent Illinois farm boy, having spent his entire life on a farm near Wellington, Illinois. Totheroh, who farms 850 acres of corn and soybeans, is also a crop insurance adjuster, which gave him unique insight into the historic drought of 2012. Totheroh […]
Crop Insurance: The New Face of Farm Policy
From walking on soil baked into near-concrete during the worst drought in over 50 years in 2012, to dredging across flooded fields this soggy spring, farmers are wondering when an “average” year will occur. And that’s just weather. As a 26 year-old farmer, I’m starting to wonder what “average” or “normal” even means. In my […]
