MSU Extension Farm Management

Key Programs

• Margin Protection Program

  Margin Protection provides producers of corn, rice, soybeans, and wheat with the opportunity for coverage against an unexpected decrease in their operating margin.

• Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance (NAP)

  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) is offered by USDA's Farm Service Agency for crops that are not insurable under the typical crop insurance programs.

• Whole Farm Revenue Protection

  Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) insurance provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on the farm under one policy.

Resources and Tools

• USDA Risk Management Agency Resources

  USDA's Risk Management Agency administers crop insurance programs, including Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, Margin Protection, and Actual Production History Insurance.

• University of Illinois farmdoc Resources

  University of Illinois offers the farmdoc website with an extensive array of articles and tools to assist in risk management decisions for farms.

Current Articles

• Insurance options for vegetable growers

  Published on May 6, 2021
  

• High grain prices – how many bushels should I market?

  Published on February 17, 2021
  

• Farm bill decision 2021 – it’s different than last year

  Published on January 15, 2021
  

• 2019 Crop Insurance and FSA Reminders – Farmers should act soon

  Published on December 5, 2019
  

• Vegetable yield and revenue outlook may trigger disaster assistance or insurance claims this year

  Published on August 21, 2019
  

• Navigating a Challenging Farm Economy

  Published on July 2, 2019
  

• Understanding delayed planting decisions in Michigan

  Published on June 6, 2019
  

MSU Extension Presentations

• Considerations for Taking Prevented Planting Option vs Delayed Planting

  Published on May 30, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for May 30, 2019, focused on taking prevented planting option vs delayed planting, presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator.

• Crop Insurance Product Decisions

  Published on March 6, 2014
  Crop insurance decisions for Michigan producers growing field crops in 2014, as presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator. (pdf)

• Crop Insurance Decisions of Cherry Growers

  Published on March 26, 2013
  Risk management choices and crop insurance issues for tart cherry and sweet cherry growers, as presented by Roy Black, Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. (pdf)

• Market Outlook to Support Crop Insurance Decisions

  Published on March 4, 2013
  Corn and soybean market outlook and its implications for crop insurance decisions, as presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator. (pdf)

• USDA ACRE Program Crop Insurance Decisions

  Published on March 4, 2013
  Producer decisions related to the Average Crop Revenue Election crop insurance program, as presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator. (pdf)

• Crop Insurance Decisions

  Published on March 3, 2013
  Crop insurance decisions for Michigan producers growing field crops, as presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator. (pdf)