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The Spring Price Endorsement for Canola

Farmers have several choices available for protecting the price of new crop canola. There are potential advantages and disadvantages to each choice. Neil Blue, market specialist with Alberta Agriculture, says as farmers consider their crop insurance decisions through AFSC this April, they are also considering the Spring Price Endorsement.

Interview with Neil Blue (2:48 minutes) (1.28 Mb)

Tomorrow we’ll hear from Blue as he discusses another alternative, the Put option.

And a reminder you can listen to Call of the Land on your mobile device using the new Call of the Land App. It’s available for free from iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Source: Agriculture and Rural Development


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