Managing Risk with Crop Insurance

William M. Edwards

Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Every year Iowa farmers face the threat of damage to their crops from drought, hail, flood, insects, and other natural disasters. The U.S.D.A. Risk Management Agency (RMA) and private crop insurance venders have developed a set of insurance programs to help control crop production risks at a reasonable cost. Crop insurance coverage is not mandatory, but it does provide a financial safety net in case of severe production losses.

Date: 2003-03-01
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