The Rainfall Index Annual Forage Pilot Program as a Risk Management Tool for Cool-Season Forage

Joshua G. Maples, B Brorsen and Jon T. Biermacher

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 48, issue 01

Abstract: The recently implemented Rainfall Index Annual Forage pilot program aims to provide risk coverage for annual forage producers in select states through the use of area rainfall indices as a proxy for yield. This article utilizes unique data from a long-term study of annual ryegrass production with rainfall recorded at the site to determine whether the use of rainfall indices provides adequate coverage for annual forage growers. The rainfall index is highly correlated with actual rainfall. However, it does not provide much yield loss risk protection for our cool-season forage data.

Keywords: Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349127

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