{"id":6468,"date":"2015-12-17T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncis.staging.wpengine.com\/?p=6468"},"modified":"2021-03-13T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T16:34:27","slug":"crop-insurance-in-action-stanley-wilson-shafter-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/crop-insurance-in-action-stanley-wilson-shafter-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurance in Action: Stanley Wilson, Shafter, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stanley-wilson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stanley-wilson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"stanley wilson\" \/><\/a>Almost 100 years ago Stanley Wilson\u2019s ancestors settled in Shafter, California to start their family farm. Since then, the farm has been passed down to Wilson who continues to farm to this very day with the help of his two sons, a son-in-law and several grandchildren. Their operation produces cotton, potatoes, carrots, beans, alfalfa, almonds and raisin grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing the ins and outs of farming, like the back of his hand, Wilson said he chooses to purchase crop insurance so he can properly protect his crops and operation from unexpected perils.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrop insurance gives us a bottom line protection, in the case of various farm disasters,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cAnyone who has been in farming knows production is not consistent. Many times we have problems caused by climate, insects or diseases, and we need protection against those things to (prevent) a complete wipeout. Just something to give us a bottom line so we can go another year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the protection crop insurance can provide, Wilson can sleep easier knowing if a disaster hits, he\u2019ll be able to farm the following year. With the expense that farming can cost producers, Wilson said he is grateful crop insurance can help in times of need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarming is a very expensive operation compared to what it was when I first started farming,\u201d Wilson explained. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at costs 10 times what they were 50 years ago&#8230; And so the protection we get from crop insurance is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another point Wilson made was that crop insurance can be timelier than governmental alternatives and this aspect is what keeps farming operations, including his own, in business after a natural disaster or economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t wait for Congress to enact legislation when you have an emergency because it takes them years (to act),\u201d Wilson stated. \u201cA good example of that is they have done nothing with passing any legislation to help the California drought and we\u2019re in our fourth year of that. Maybe four years down the road, after we get flooded, they\u2019ll think about actually enacting something. So you have to have something in place if you\u2019re trying to protect from disasters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson concluded that in his case there are \u201cnot any more crop subsidy payments\u201d through the Federal government so crop insurance is the only way the government is really helping his farm. And as long as Wilson can keep his operation protected and in business, he said he is happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though I am of retirement age, farmers never seem to be able to quit farming because they love doing it,\u201d Wilson expressed. \u201cAnd I want to see my kids continue doing what I have enjoyed all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 100 years ago Stanley Wilson\u2019s ancestors settled in Shafter, California to start their family farm. 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