Agricorp: Renewal Season Good Time To Assess Risk Management Coverage

Apr 20, 2016

Agricorp is encouraging farmers to make sure their risk management coverage is a good match for what their farms look like today.

The agency points out coverage details are based on last year’s business.

According to Agricorp, making sure the information is accurate and reflects how your farm operates today ensures producers only pay for the coverage they need and get the right compensation in the event of a claim.

Some of the questions producers should ask themselves about their coverage include …

What risks does their farm face this year?

Will their current coverage protect them if they experience a severe, unexpected loss?

Do their chosen coverage levels still provide the protection that’s best for them?

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.