Insurance

Program or resource is specific to or specifically inclusive of instruction or assistance in acquiring insurance or making insurance claims.

Quick Guide to Farm Insurance

http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/resources/plainlanguage.html

A two-page guide to essential information about farm insurance for the small-scale beginning farmer.

Sponsoring Organization:
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Managing Risks on the Small Farm

http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/resources/plainlanguage.html

A Plain Language Guide from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. In this guide, you will learn about: production risk; marketing risk; financial risk; worker risk; legal risk; strategies to manage risk.

Sponsoring Organization:
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Virginia Whole Farm Planning Programs

http://www.vabeginningfarmer.aee.vt.edu/planning/index.html

Most farmers do some kind of planning on their farms nearly every day. Whole Farm Planning is distinct from other farm planning approaches because it ties all the planning you do together for the whole farm. This holistic approach is based on the short and long-term vision you and your family has for itself and the farm.

Sponsoring Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Extension

Land Access and Tenure Toolshed

http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=land/index.html&SM=land/sub-menu.html

This section of the New Farmer Project website contains articles, fact sheets, tools, links, and other resources related to farmland access and tenure. Topics include farm prospecting, farmland purchase and leasing, land stewardship, and land use regulations.

Sponsoring Organization:
University of Vermont Extension

SAIF Agricultural Safety Workshops

http://www.aglink.org/joinabc/memberbenefits.php

SAIF Corporation’s annual agricultural safety seminars for Oregon employers are held in many locations across Oregon. The four-hour seminars are designed primarily for owners, operators, supervisors and foremen, but anyone working in the agricultural industry is welcome to attend.

Sponsoring Organization:
NCR SARE North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education

Farm Management and Marketing

http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/publications.cfm#FMM

A series of fact sheets from the Agricultural Alternatives series that inform farmers on business planning, budget analysis, financing, insurance needs and business diversification.

Sponsoring Organization:
Pennsylvania State University Extension

FSA Disaster Assistance Programs Directory

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=diap&topic=landing

The Farm Service Agency provides assistance for natural disaster losses, resulting from drought, flood, fire, freeze, tornadoes, pest infestation, and other calamities.

Sponsoring Organization:
FSA Farm Service Agency
USDA United States Department of Agriculture

Crop Insurance for Nurseries

http://farm-risk-plans.usda.gov/pdf/nursery_2d2.pdf

This Fact Sheet provides information on the types of Crop Insurance that is available to Nurseries and what types of plants are covered through the programs offered.

Sponsoring Organization:
RMA Risk Management Agency

Farm Risk Planning

http://farm-risk-plans.rma.usda.gov/

The USDA Risk Management Agency "helps farmers and ranchers learn how to improve their risk management skills." This program provides information on: Risk Management Planning; Better Marketing Planning; New Enterprise Planning and also has an online Farm Planning Library.

Sponsoring Organization:
RMA Risk Management Agency

Crop Insurance Works for Organic Producers

http://farm-risk-plans.usda.gov/pdf/organic_producers.pdf

This factsheet explains the Risk Management Agency coverage of insurance for organic producers. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) provides coverage for: certified organic acreage, transitional acreage being converted to organic acreage, and buffer zone acreage."

Sponsoring Organization:
RMA Risk Management Agency