March 2, 2015

2015 Crop Insurance Decisions

Michael Langemeier and James Mintert from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Ag. review and analyze 2015 crop insurance choices. Included are a review of the “natural hedge’, available crop insurance products, 2015 price guarantees, coverage levels, and a case farm that illustrates cost of various insurance products in White Co. Indiana.

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