As insurance leaders from more than 30 nations gather here to discuss farm policy and the challenges facing the global agricultural sector, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released an updated version of \u201cCrop Insurance: Just the Facts.\u201d<\/p>\n
This resource has been one of the most popular destinations on the NCIS website for years, and it uses government data, academic research, and information from other trusted sources to answer common questions about the U.S. crop insurance system.<\/p>\n
NCIS President Tom Zacharias said the web-based tool should be valuable to his international colleagues and explained that it was important to ensure the site contained the most up-to-date information in time for the conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless of your level of knowledge of crop insurance, \u2018Just the Facts\u2019 will help you better understand the inner workings of the primary risk management tool for America\u2019s farmers and ranchers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The updates not only drill down on the new 2014 Farm Bill, but also cover other issues, including the economics of the crop insurance industry, how crop insurance benefits consumers and producers alike, and rebuttals to farm policy critics.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is essential that we provide an informative resource that sets the record straight on key issues in agricultural risk management and farm policy,\u201d Zacharias explained. \u201cNow policymakers and global leaders have a place to go to find just the facts about the questions they have about the cornerstone of America\u2019s farm safety net.\u201d<\/p>\n
The International Association of Agricultural Production Insurers (AIAG) \u2013 comprised of risk management leaders from Europe, Asia, Russia, and North and South America \u2013 are holding their biennial conference for the first time ever in the United States. The event runs through Wednesday.<\/p>\n