Possible expansion of double crop insurance could have growing pains for farmers double cropping for the first time.
University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey says while expanding the double crop insurance area ‘may’ be good…
“If you ensure the full-season soybeans, you also insure the double crop soybeans,” he said.
Which Schnitkey tells Brownfield causes problems for first time double croppers because insurance guarantees will be set on transition yields without a double crop yield history.
