About Crop Insurance…

Some people may wonder what crop insurance is. Begin reading this article to be informed:

The Federal Crop Insurance Program is a risk management tool that farmers and ranchers purchase to protect against loss due to natural disasters such as hail, drought, freezes, floods, fire, insects, disease and wildlife, or the loss of revenue due to a decline in price. Crop insurance is federally supported and regulated and is marketed by private-sector crop insurance companies and agents. In 2015, 1.2 million polices were purchased by farmers protecting more than 125 different crops covering 298 million acres, an area larger than Texas and California combined, with an insured value of $102 billion…

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