The following information is bonus material from Top Producer. It corresponds with the article “Crop Insurance Options Abound” by Linda Smith. You can find the article in the January 2010 issue.
For clear, basic explanations about crop insurance, see http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-55.html
For a list of crop insurance providers, see http://www3.rma.usda.gov/tools/agents/companies/indexCI.cfm
For information about why USDA dropped some counties from eligibility for the group risk products, see http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2009/12/grp-gripdeletions.html
For links to industry groups and further information:
http://www.deere.com/en_US/crop_insurance/industry_resources/links.html
