Feb 16, 2022
- A New Crop Insurance Add-On Coverage
- What to Consider Before Purchasing Farm or Ranch Land
- Stop, Look and Listen
00:01:00 – A New Crop Insurance Add-On Coverage: Risk management specialist Jenny Ifft and crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz of K-State talk about new crop insurance add-on coverage of post-planting nitrogen applications to dryland corn, which will be available on a pilot basis in 10 northeast Kansas counties this year...they explain why this insurance option has been developed, saying it may be the first of several "targeted" crop insurance endorsements for specific production practices
00:12:00 – What to Consider Before Purchasing Farm or Ranch Land: From the Washburn University School of Law, professor of agricultural law and taxation Roger McEowen discusses a number of things to consider before purchasing farm or ranch land...he's urging potential buyers to do their homework on the status of that property and other factors associated with it
00:23:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his commentary on life in rural Kansas
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