News and Education
August 2018 Newsletter
August 2018 Lund and Smith Agency Newsletter Approaching Deadlines Statements issued for corn / beans (or earlier) 8/15/18 2018 wheat open balances must be paid on/before 9/30/18 2019 wheat sales closing date ...
May 2018 Newsletter
May 2018 NewsletterMay 2018 Newsletter: Current RemindersYou must get prior approval before replanting any acres. Your claim will be denied if there is no prior approval.Crop-Hail policies can be purchased during the growing season. You can buy this named peril...
2018 Earliest Plant Dates
2018 Earliest Plant Dates for Corn and Soybeans in Ohio Spring planting season is right around the corner. Let us take a quick moment to offer these reminders pertinent to this time of year: **Reminder: Corn planted before the earliest planting date is not eligible...
2018 Crop Insurance Updates
2018 Crop Insurance Updates 2018 Crop Insurance Updates: A big thank you to everyone who was able to attend our recent update meetings. We hope you found your investment in time with us to be worthwhile and beneficial. For those of you who were unable to attend,...
New Crop Corn and Bean Prices
Are new crop prices too cheap? Each year the Spring price for crop insurance in Ohio is established by using the average close of new crop corn and bean prices through the month of February. The December futures contract is used for corn while the November futures...
Crop Insurance Trigger Yields Update
Harvest Prices Finalized Harvest prices were finalized this week for Ohio at $3.49 for corn and $9.75 for soybeans. To learn more about how this affects the trigger yield on your policy, please see the article and example on pages 2,3 of this newsletter. An easy to...
ARC Co. Projected Payments
Deadlines and ARC Co. Projected Payments Wheat premiums must be paid on/before 9/30/17 or you may become ineligible to buy crop insurance for the 2018 crop year. The final plant date to receive full coverage on wheat is 10/20/17. You can still have coverage if the...
2018 Margin Protection Policy – Ohio
Deadlines and 2018 Margin Protection Policy The harvest price for the 2017 wheat policy was established at $5.12. This price was higher than the projected price from last summer at $4.74. Please call your agent if you think you might have a claim ASAP. There are...