Multi-Peril Crop InsuranceMPCI in all of its forms provides protection against crop yield loss by allowing policy holders to insure a chosen percentage of their Actual Production History (APH). Policies protect a variety of crops against all natural perils.
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Crop-Hail Insurance
Crop-Hail products insure against the perils of hail, fire, lightning and transit. These products allow the grower added flexibility when it comes to protecting one's investment. Policies include various coverage levels and deductibles. Within the crop insurance field it has long been assumed that your MPCI covers your expenses and your Crop-Hail covers your profits.
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Office Closings for Weather and Holiday
The Buck Agency Office will be closed on Friday, January 15th due to winter weather conditions and Monday, January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular office hours resuming Tuesday, January 19th.
Is the last truck unloaded? Report your Production!
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Buck Agency is ready to take your 2020 production. Please bring your production records to our office as soon as you have completed harvesting.
Any concerns about a production loss? Please contact our office as soon as you discover that you maybe in a loss situation. A notice of loss (NOL) needs placing 72 hours after the loss’s discovery. |
Attention - A Change to our Office Hours
In an effort to comply with government guidance and limit the exposure of our policyholders and employees, Buck Agency will be open by appointment only. Please knock on the door if you are here for your appointment. Thank you, in advance, for your understanding.
Harvest Prices Released
The 2020 Harvest Price discovery period for corn and soybeans came to a close this past Saturday, October 31st. Corn closed at $3.99, eleven cents above the Projected Price, with soybeans closing at $10.55, $1.38 higher than the Projected Price.
Projected (Spring/Base) PriceEstablished: February 1st - 28th
Based on: - Corn: CBOT December Contract - Soybeans: CBOT November Contract |
Harvest (Fall) PriceEstablished: October 1st - 31st
Based on: - Corn: CBOT December Contract - Soybeans: CBOT November Contract |
In the News:
Harvest 2020: Some Homeruns, Some Swing and Miss
by Sonja Begemann, September 30, 2020 (abweb.com)
It's all hands on deck across the Midwest as farmers race to gather crops before bad weather descends and crop integrity deteriorates.
Web Soil Survey (WSS)
by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
(USDA) - Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Agricultural Economics Publications
2016
(Purdue University) - Purdue Agricultural Economics Report (quarterly) and selected recent publications.
by Sonja Begemann, September 30, 2020 (abweb.com)
It's all hands on deck across the Midwest as farmers race to gather crops before bad weather descends and crop integrity deteriorates.
Web Soil Survey (WSS)
by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
(USDA) - Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Agricultural Economics Publications
2016
(Purdue University) - Purdue Agricultural Economics Report (quarterly) and selected recent publications.