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Managing Risk in 2021

Managing Risk in 2021
By Pam Knox
 
I am not an expert in crop insurance, but I know that this time of year producers are trying to figure out whether to purchase it to cover damage to their crops in the coming growing season, and if so, how much to get. I found this discussion in Wallaces Farmer to be helpful in describing different kinds of weather-related crop insurance and why you might purchase both, one, or neither. You can read it here.
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