Introducing New Product, BOOST!
Hudson Crop is very excited to introduce supplemental product, BOOST, allowing producers to complement federally-subsidized products by providing a variety of bands of coverage designed to protect crop value against the decline in price and/or yield.
Seeking Experienced Claims Processors
Hudson Crop is seeking experienced claims processors to provide a full range of support to our Claims Department in either our Overland Park, KS or Lexington, KY office.
Learn more about this and other Hudson Crop career opportunities.
Deferred Interest Resource for Policyholders
In response to RMA Manager's Bulletin MGR-19-023 announcing the deferral of interest charges on crop insurance premiums (read full bulletin for details/applicable billing date information), we've created a resource for Hudson Crop agents and policyholders outlining the various guidelines associated with the deferral of interest for...
Congratulations Jaya and Lexi, CIRB Emerging Leaders!
Congratulations to our very own Jaya Hahn and Alexis Schroeder for being selected as members of the CIRB 2019-2020 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) class!
RMA Extends Acreage Reporting Deadline for Certain States
In reference to the RMA BULLETIN NO.: MGR-19-019 released July 10, 2019, Hudson Crop will honor the acreage reporting date extension of July 22, 2019 for all counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Despite the issued...
Fulfill Your Training Requirements to Sell 2020 Livestock
With the new Reinsurance Year beginning July 1st, it's time for Annual Livestock Update Training in order to meet the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement's (LPRA) required three hours of annual livestock update training for experienced agents. The LPRA defines "experienced agent" as one that has been previously trained on the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP),...
NEW: Veteran Farmer or Rancher
On March 26, 2019, RMA released bulletin MGR-19-010 introducing Veteran Farmer or Rancher (VFR) benefits.
Section 12306(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 added the definition of Veteran Farmers and Ranchers to Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) (as amended by section 11101) and...
2020 Crop Year Livestock Program Modifications
On April 22, 2019, RMA released bulletins PM-19-022, PM-19-023 and PM-19-024 regarding revisions to the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) and Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plans of insurance for the 2020 crop year starting July 1st, 2019.
DRP revisions include:
- Coverage Level Adjustments: Removed the 70...
BFR Definition Changes for WFRP – 2019 and Succeeding Crop Years
RMA released Managers Bulletin MGR-19-004 on March 12, 2019 altering the definition of Beginning Farmer or Rancher (BFR) for purposes of the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) plan of insurance for the 2019 and succeeding policy years.
Action
The following definition of BFR applies to all WFRP policyholders or new policyholders...
Multi County Enterprise Unit (MCEU) – 2019 and Succeeding Crop Years
As announced in RMA Bulletin No.: MGR-18-017, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has developed the Multi-County Enterprise Unit (MCEU) Endorsement in response to requests to incorporate small amounts of acreage from one county into an enterprise unit for a contiguous county.
Overview
The MCEU Endorsement allows an insured to...
