date:Aug 18, 2012
A large number of Iowa farmers are likely to make a claim for crop insurance losses as a result of the 2012 drought. A number to keep in mind is a $200,000 claim. At that level or higher for at least one crop in a county a review will be triggered as required by the USDA Risk Management Agency. That $200,000 amount could be due to loss of either production or price, depending on the type of policy purchased.
Those farmers will need to provide actual production history (APH) records, which will i