This program consists of five webinar sessions (2 hours each) over the basics of crop insurance. The objective is to provide growers with the information needed to make an informed decision. Crop insurance education consisting of sequential webinars, homework assignments, and help sessions, will be delivered via a partnership of subject matter experts and extension educators in 10 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Registration

You must register to participate. Please go the following link to register: Crop Insurance Program Registration

Note: The link to join the webinar will be sent to the email address provided at registration.

Program Overview

Producers will attend five (2 hours, 10 hours total) webinars approximately two weeks apart. Webinars will include formal presentations, discussion, homework assignments and be recorded for review and for those unable to attend the live presentation.

Webinar presenters will conduct one-hour homework help sessions and chatroom discussions in-between webinars to enhance learning, ensure homework assignments are completed and prevent producers from losing interest.

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Calculate Cost of Production and APH for their crops,
• Understand the features of Whole Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm,
• Distinguish differences between Yield Protection and Revenue Protection,
• Understand good farming practices required for their crops,
• Identify major causes of insurable losses,
• Understand crop insurance units,
• Know their planting dates,
• Know where and how to find a crop insurance agent,
• Understand how the loss process works, and,
• Understand the purpose of a Written Agreement and how to apply for one.

For additional information, please contact either James Hartsfield, james_hartsfield@ncsu.edu (910-592-7161) or Nelson Brownlee, nelson_brownlee@ncsu.edu (910-671-3276).