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Supplemental Coverage Option Now a Part of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
(2015-01)
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 ...
New Crop Insurance Option for Diversified Operations: Whole Farm Revenue Protection
(2015-02)
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to develop a new type of revenue insurance product, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). WFRP provides a risk management tool for all commodities on farms ...
Estimated Payments Under the 2014 County Agricultural Risk Coverage Program in Maryland
(2015-07)
Provides an estimate of potential payments by county for the 2014 Crop Year.
A Primer on Crop Insurance
(2015-08)
Fundamentally, risk management on a farm is aimed at smoothing out the income or profit stream over time. This is accomplished by accepting lower incomes or profits during good times in exchange for higher incomes or profits ...
2014 Farm Bill Makes Changes to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
(2015-09)
The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) was established in 1994 and administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). NAP is a risk management tool for those producers growing crops not currently covered by ...
Commodity Program Choices by Maryland Farmers under the 2014 Farm Bill
(2015-07)
Quick overview of which programs Maryland farmers signed up for with the 2014 Farm Bill.