Annual Forage Insurance Offers Risk Protection Amid Dry Conditions with Jay Parsons

With recent drought conditions across Nebraska, concerns about the availability of forage for cattle this grazing season are top of mind for many producers. While planting forage can have numerous benefits, there is also a certain amount of risk that comes with uncertainty about precipitation and soil moisture. The Annual Forage Insurance Plan from the USDA Risk Management Agency is a program that can help crop and livestock producers mitigate these precipitation risks when growing annual forages. The signup deadline for coverage during the next year is July 15 and, for more about the program, we hear from Jay Parsons, professor and farm and ranch management specialist with the Center for Agricultural Profitability at UNL. Read more at https://cap.unl.edu/forage/insurance-annual-forages-sign-deadline-july-15.