Every year you report your production to your crop insurance agent. This yield history creates your approved APH yield used to determine your crop insurance coverage. There are a few factors that can modify your actual yields to increase your approved APH yield. What factors can modify approved APH yields? [...]

Some farmers purchased Margin Protection last September as crop prices were above $5 for corn with a concern of increasing input costs. As time has passed through fall and winter, crop prices have continued to rise. Now we are looking at purchasing our crop insurance for the 2022 season and [...]

If you purchased Margin Protection last September for the 2022 crop season, you may be wondering how the inputs are tracking. Margin Protection includes fixed costs and variable costs to determine the Expected Margin by county. The variable costs will impact a potential claim payment. The projected variable costs were [...]

2021 Crop Insurance Prices calculated through the month of October.   Corn - Harvest Price $5.37 - Spring Price $4.58 Below is a chart showing the 2021 Corn Price against the Average of 2012-2021. You can see the 2021 went against the trend. Other notable years were 2012 and 2020 [...]

Here are a few reminders to getting Climate ready for harvest. Update software: Both Fieldview Apps and Yield Monitor software. CAB App version 14.7.1 Confirm the Drive is connected to iPad on the bottom corner of the Cab App Home screen. If not, go to settings and devices to connect. [...]

For crop insurance, shrink corn to 15% and soybeans to 13%.   Example: 1,000 wet bushels of corn @ 20% moisture Look up the 20% moisture factor (.9400) Take 1,000 bushels x .9400 shrink factor = 940 dry bushels (15%)   Here are the crop insurance shrink factor tables for [...]