The role of Federal crop insurance for farms and ranches that sell through local food markets

• Published in: Agricultural finance review Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 113 - 132
• Main Authors: Jablonski, Becca B.R, Hadrich, Joleen, Bauman, Allie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 12.01.2022; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Agricultural resources; Agriculture; Alliances; Channels; Commodities; Costs; Crop insurance; Crops; Data collection; Distribution channels; Documents; Economies of scale; Farmers markets; Farms; Food; Insurance; Insurance coverage; Insurance policies; Marketing; Ranching; Resource management; Resource surveys; Risk management; Sales; Willingness to pay; United States > US; Whole farm revenue protection; Farm bill; Local food; Farm management; Direct market; Insurance

PurposeThe Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Association to investigate a policy targeted to farms and ranches that sell through local food markets. However, there is no available research that quantitatively documents the...