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Insights11.11.22Customize Your Crop Insurance with FCIThere’s plenty on your to-do list before the next crop year, so let Farm Credit Illinois crop insurance agents review and tailor your coverage. Local agents work to understand your farm and make recommendations aligned with your goals.
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Insights12.03.21Protect Input Investments with Customized Crop CoverageAs input prices soar, the countless decisions farmers must make before putting in the 2022 crop are daunting. Farmers can customize their crop insurance coverage to fit their unique risk management plan and budget just like any other input. And FCI agents are here to help farmers confidently protect their input investments and create a bottom-line guarantee.
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News01.22.21Find Your Crop Insurance Combination
Find the appropriate mix of crop insurance products to fit your farm’s risk management plan. Supplemental protection options can fill in coverage gaps, reducing risk exposure and providing greater peace of mind.
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Field Goals01.18.21Field Goals - Winter 2021In this issue learn how to maximize your crop insurance coverage with supplemental options like Enhanced Coverage Option. Several FCI agents will give actual on-farm scenarios to explain how each one works.
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Essentials12.09.20Essentials Issue 06, 2020In this issue: Fall and winter virtual workshops announced for Fielding Forward and Estate Planning Series, Dr. Kohl reviews a post-harvest action plan, SBA releases PPP loan information, FCI 2021 scholarship and grants announced, crop insurance reminder dates, and holiday season precautions to take when shopping online.
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Essentials10.07.20Essentials - Issue 05, 2020This issue includes a weather update from Eric Snodgrass, crop insurance reminders and more details on PRF, and the announcement of the 2021 Focus on Farming calendar contest finalists.
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Field Goals08.07.20Field Goals Summer 2020
As you prepare for harvest, make note of these items on a pre-harvest policy inspection, and learn more about the fall policies that can offer you additional protection.
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News01.27.20ARC vs. PLCChoose which framework is right for you – Agricultural Risk Coverage at the county level (ARC-CO), Agricultural Risk Coverage at the individual level (ARC-IC), or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) – by March 15 for 2019 coverage and June 30 for 2020 coverage.
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Field Goals01.01.20Field Goals Winter 2020Dr. Nicholas Paulson, University of Illinois College of ACES and farmdoc contributor, discusses continued challenges coming in 2020. Learn about the new reward program the Illinois Department of Agriculture is piloting in 2020 for farmers planting cover crops, check out the Fielding Forward crop insurance meeting schedule, review a list of questions farmers should ask before renewing their crop insurance, and discover 2020 crop insurance enhancement opportunities.
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Field Goals08.21.19Field Goals Fall 2019Learn how prevent or delayed planting provided a safety net this tough planting season that helped soften the impact of weather. And harvest may be later than usual, but you will want to review a pre-harvest policy inspection list included in this issue. And you’ll also learn about other protection options that fall outside the common ones farmers are most familiar.
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Insights03.28.19Wet Weather Have You in a Holding Pattern?Don't forget these crop insurance details this spring.