Released: January 07, 2008

Crop and Livestock Insurance Programs Offered

MANHATTAN, Kan. – A series of meetings designed to help Kansas and Colorado crop and livestock producers learn about Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) and other risk management programs is planned for several locations in the two states.

The nine meetings are sponsored by Kansas State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and K-State Research and Extension; Colorado State University; the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency; and Farm Credit Associations of Kansas.

Topics to be covered at each meeting include: Update from the USDA Risk Management Agency; Introduction to AGR-Lite; What is covered under AGR-Lite?; How is coverage established and how are claims calculated?; and Issues with AGR-Lite.

Each meeting will also include examples and time for questions and discussion.

The dates, locations and contact information for each location are:

• Jan. 21 – Wichita, Kan. – Farm Credit of Central Kansas office, 7940 W. Kellogg Dr. – Ed Frey – 316-721-1100;

• Jan. 23 – Garden City, Kan. – Clarion Inn, 1911 E. Kansas Ave. – Holly Pruitt – 620-275-4281;

• Jan. 24 – Manhattan, Kan. – K-State’s International Grains Program Conference Center, 1980 Kimball – Janet McPherson – 785-776-6955;

• Feb. 5 – Larned, Kan. – High Plains Farm Credit office, 605 Main St. – Curt Schmidtberger – 785-625-2110;

• Feb. 8 – Ness City, Kan. – Historic Bank Building, 102 W. Main – Eldon Pfannenstiel –785-798-2278;

• Feb. 18 – La Junta or Rocky Ford, Colo. – Location to be determined – Norm Dalsted –970-491-5627;

• Feb. 19 – Brush, Colo. – Events Center/Morgan Co. Fairgrounds – Norm Dalsted – 970-491-5627;

• Feb. 20 – Colby, Kan. – Community Building, 285 E. 5th St. – Virgil Jones – 785-462-2382; and

• Feb. 21 – Baldwin, Kan. – Frontier Farm Credit office, 1270 N. 300 Rd. – Janet McPherson – 785-776-6955.

All of the meetings except the Colby meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. The Colby meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. and runs until 5:00 p.m., with a meal included.

More information about the meetings is available by calling the contact person listed for the site of interest.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Mary Lou Peter-Blecha
mlpeter@oznet.ksu.edu
K-State Research& Extension News