{"id":8952,"date":"2017-07-26T14:47:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T19:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.52.184.4\/~cropinsuranceina\/?p=8952"},"modified":"2017-07-26T15:02:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T20:02:02","slug":"u-s-farmers-rely-crop-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/u-s-farmers-rely-crop-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Farmers Rely on Crop Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">My family has been in agriculture in northwest Ohio for generations. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and dad farmed. I followed in their footsteps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It was a great blessing. We were taught to love and appreciate hard work, and we learned to work as a family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I carried this same work ethic into my own business 30 years ago, when I decided to leave the family farm and go into crop insurance full time. Today, my son runs the company and I help him. My wife is still involved, as is my daughter. It is a true family business and is rewarding for all of us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I know firsthand that families devote vast amounts of financial resources, time and energy to growing the food that feeds the world. I also know firsthand that farming is extremely risky. The 1980s provided periods of challenging weather and prolonged low commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Back then, farmers had to go to Congress and ask for ad-hoc relief bills. Taxpayers had to cover the cost and it often took years for farmers to get relief. It wasn\u2019t a fair system so Congress asked the private insurance sector to help solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Thankfully, we now have modern crop insurance that eliminates much of the stress that comes from competing with Mother Nature and volatile markets. Revenue coverage allows a farmer to market grain well before harvest and take advantage of profitable sales opportunities that are often not available at or after harvest. Revenue coverage would have been a great blessing for Ohio farmers during the 1980s, when ongoing low commodity prices took a huge toll on grain farms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In my insurance business, I help farmers purchase policies that are uniquely tailored to their operations. When disaster strikes, a private-sector claims adjuster verifies the loss just like any other insurance product. Farmers pay their premiums, shoulder their deductibles and get checks in weeks, not years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It is important for policymakers to understand the part about farmers paying for coverage. This is not a handout. Farmers across the country have collectively spent $50 billion out of their own pockets in the past 17 years for coverage. They also absorb the first 25 percent on average of any loss before their coverage kicks in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Congress is starting its debate on the new Farm Bill, which sets out rules for crop insurance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div id=\"lazyad-0\" class=\"ad ad-300x250\" data-gh-lazy-ad-loaded=\"true\" data-gh-lazy-ad-bucket-targeting=\"{&quot;keyword&quot;:&quot;Letters&quot;,&quot;ad-type&quot;:&quot;standard&quot;,&quot;slot&quot;:&quot;View Plus Med Rec&quot;,&quot;sov&quot;:&quot;Standalone&quot;}\" data-dimensions=\"[300,250]\" data-google-query-id=\"CNmqkYbap9UCFUUtaQodSv8AhQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11564835\/dispatch.com\/opinion_7__container__\">Our policymakers often agree that coverage for natural disasters like wind, hail and drought are critical and appropriate. But the debate often focuses on whether revenue coverage is really needed. I can assure you this product has become a critical tool that is equally as important as the amazing technological advancements that have made our farms the most efficient and productive in the world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">I urge Congress to keep in place the system of crop insurance we have today and allow it to expand to meet new demands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><em>Rex Williamson Payne, farmer, Northwest Ohio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/opinion\/20170726\/letter-us-farmers-rely-on-crop-insurance\">op-ed<\/a> ran in the Columbus Dispatch on July 26, 2017.<\/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>My family has been in agriculture in northwest Ohio for generations. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and dad farmed. I followed in their footsteps. It was a great blessing. 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