{"id":14742,"date":"2023-11-15T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/?p=14742"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:36:38","slug":"kansas-farmers-agents-share-crop-insurance-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/kansas-farmers-agents-share-crop-insurance-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Farmers, Agents Share Crop Insurance Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all want healthy, fresh food for our families. America\u2019s farmers and ranchers provide that and more, for your family and families all over the world. But this wouldn\u2019t be possible without Federal crop insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe purchase crop insurance because we just [have] to,\u201d <\/strong>said <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f-eOfKKB9UY\">Dennis Tencleve<\/a>, a farmer in Mayfield, Kansas, who grows mainly wheat. <strong>\u201cWe do all we can to raise the best crop we can.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) recently spoke with Dennis and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLP1BTl9n8mBAjXNqcgMIlTkKHop_ZpMeu&si=FLaZaR0G7wcRpW9E\">other farmers throughout Kansas<\/a> to hear firsthand how and why crop insurance is so important to their farms \u2013 and to the nation as a whole. You can hear these farmers\u2019 video stories, as well as video stories from ranchers and agents, by clicking on their names below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crop insurance has been a great asset for us.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9YNkjQ9VwNE\">Randy Braddock<\/a>, Kansas Farmer<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crop insurance is so important. It&#8217;s designed to help the farmer if they have a complete disaster.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NWs38tyefK4\">Andrea Knoll<\/a>, Crop Insurance Agent<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crop insurance has saved us several times.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qKVtB0B3P80\">Scott Becker<\/a>, Kansas Farmer<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reason we have crop insurance [is] to provide affordable food.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/01hy-vTx_rQ\">Dave Taylor<\/a>, Crop Insurance Agent<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crop insurance is just almost a necessity. 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