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Beyond Breakeven by Insuring Crop Profits

September 5, 2012 | Posted in Operations & Finance
As many U.S. senior citizens have learned about health insurance, Federal Medicare benefits help, but it's only a start in covering the big? costs involved with medical care. Most find that supplemental insurance is a must. Farmers are finding the same is true with Federal crop insurance. In a really bad year -- or even just a challenging year -- supplemental weather insurance can mean the difference between staying afloat and actually sailing all the way to the bank.
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Weather Patterns Affect Farmers' Equipment Purchasing Decisions

September 5, 2012 | Posted in Operations & Finance
According to a recent survey of U.S. farmers, two-thirds of them believe the weather is becoming more volatile throughout the major growing regions of the U.S. As a result, some farmers are purchasing equipment they believe will help them adapt to the changing weather patterns. At the same time, some farmers say they delayed equipment purchases due to the drought this year.
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Don't Become a Statistic

June 14, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
Source: Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf, Contributing Writer
Let's talk about the weather, bad weather. Last year, the U.S. had a record 14 weather and climate disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damages. Now, let's talk business, closed businesses. More than 43% of businesses won't reopen their doors after a disaster, according to Scott Owens, managing director of BluTinuity LLC, a disaster planning and management consulting company. And, for those that open, 29% will fail within two years, he says.
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