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Crop Insurance For Maryland Field Crops And Livestock

Jayson Harper and, Paul Goeringer (July, 2016)

Summary

The purpose of this publication is to help producers understand how crop insurance can help manage risk by introducing the types of crop insurance plans available; explaining how APH is calculated; discussing what is meant by insurance units; illustrating how premiums and loss payments are calculated; comparing the benefits & costs of two commonly used crop insurance products for Corn/SB/Wheat; identifying crop insurance options for livestock producers; and listing important crop insurance deadlines in Maryland.