Buying a crop insurance policy is a risk management tool available to agricultural producers. Producers should consider how a policy will work in conjunction with their other risk management strategies to ensure the best possible outcome each crop year. Crop insurance agents and other agri-business specialists can assist producers in developing a good management plan.
Crop Insurance
FSA has disaster assistance, price support (more commodity-based), conservation, and loan programs. Beginning farmers and ranchers are eligible for certain benefits designed to help as you start your operation. View USDA Disaster Assistance Programs at a Glance guide here.
Micro Insurance is available through USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). Learn more about their Micro Farm Program.
Liability Insurance
Nationwide Ag - insure everything from small farms with rural acreage to large commercial food processors.
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) from USDA RMA provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one insurance policy and is available in all counties nationwide. This insurance plan is tailored for any farm with up to $17 million in insured revenue, including farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets.