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Insuring Green Peas
(2019) House, Meredith; Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, Howard
Supplemental Coverage Option Expanding as Part of the Farm Safety Net
(2016-09-08) Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, Howard
The 2014 Farm Bill created Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), a new add-on crop insurance option which provides supplemental coverage on a producer’s underlying crop insurance policy. SCO operates by mimicking a producer’s individual crop insurance coverage and covering a portion of the deductible based on county-level yield or revenue. SCO is available in select Maryland counties for apples, barley, corn, grain sorghum, green peas, oats, peaches, processing beans, soybeans, sweet corn, and winter wheat, as of the 2017 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues to expand covered counties and crops covered, and begin distinguishing by practices (such as irrigated compared to non-irrigated).
Federal Crop Insurance Program Expands in 2016 and 2017 to Cover More Organic Crops
(2016-07-21) Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, Howard
Poultry Growers Will Have to Wait a Little Longer for Crop Insurance Coverage
(2016-02) Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, Howard
This article reviews recent reports looking at the ability to implement crop insurance products for poultry growers. For both business interruption insurance and disease insurance, USDA concluded that the current legislation would not allow for the Risk Management Agency to develop products that work for these growers.