Featured News
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Affordable and Accessible Updates to the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO)
NAU Country is proud to announce exciting updates to the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) endorsement! Initiated by NAU Country in collaboration with agent and producer groups, ECO addresses the challenges faced by farmers amid rising costs and declining commodity prices, ECO now offers improved affordability and accessibility. November 13, 2024 -
Submit your Photos for the 2025 NAU Country Photo Calendar Contest
*****VOTING IS NOW CLOSED ***** Thank you for your participation! Join the 2025 NAU Country Photo Calendar Contest! Submit your farm and ranch photos now through Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. (CDT) for a chance to have your photos featured in our upcoming calendar. This contest is open to Agents, Farmers, Ranchers, Producers, NAU Country employees, and friends. Contest rules apply. Read more for details! August 06, 2024 -
USDA Announces Changes to Enhanced Coverage Option Insurance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes to the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options to additional crops as well as increasing premium support to make the policy more affordable for producers. July 30, 2024
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NAU Country leads the development of Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) to Help American Farmers Further Protect Their Crops
NAU Country Insurance Company and Watts and Associates, Inc., collaborated on a new crop insurance product titled the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO). ECO is simply an area-based supplemental shallow-loss coverage that covers loss from 86% up to 90% or 95%. It is expected to be available on over 30 crops beginning in 2021 with more to follow in 2022 and beyond. October 12, 2020 -
Introducing the Fall NAU Country Connection Webinar Series - New Classes Posted!
To increase value in our partnership, this spring we introduced our webinar training series titled “NAU Country Connection”. Our trainings focused on how to best utilize NAU Country systems during the crop insurance cycle, being relevant to the appropriate time of year. We are reintroducing this series with not only an emphasis on system training, but we will also touch on some strategic products and procedures to assist you this sales season. October 11, 2020 -
Field Insights® fresh new look and feel to map components
NAU Country's flagship farmer tool Field Insights® has a new look and feel on several map component features. These new changes come accompanied by the same reliable data and useful information that is available at all times to our farmers and agents. Take a peek at the updated look for Field Conditions – Planting Conditions and 10-Day Forecast, Spray Advisor, Soil data, and Historical Weather tools. October 01, 2020 -
Field Insights® can help assist your farmers this fall with Frost Alerts and the Harvest Advisor
NAU Country's flagship farmer tool, Field Insights®, is here to support your farmers during harvest season and beyond! Now is a great time to let them know about Field Insights' Frost Alerts and Harvest Advisor. September 09, 2020 -
New Agent Portal Update!
Our new Agent Portal, coming in late 2020, can be explored today! We encourage you to check out the new Agent Portal that will showcase a modern look and feel, that is simplistic and easy-to-use. The new web-based system offers a robust engine, sleek user interface, and strategic business management tools that will help you daily. September 08, 2020 -
Bring your farmers the best in field technology with Field Insights
Our updated Map Components, including Field Conditions and the Crop Growth & Harvest feature, provide helpful data for your farmers' fields but does not rely solely on the map to relay that information. July 30, 2020 -
2021 NAU Country Photo Calendar Contest
We are gathering photos from the farm in preparation for our 2021 NAU Country Photo Calendar. The theme for this edition is Fun on the Farm! That means any farm-related photos, we want to see - the funnier the better! July 30, 2020 -
USDA announces Livestock Gross Margin insurance program improvements
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance program for cattle and swine beginning in the 2021 crop year. July 24, 2020 -
RMA Update: COVID-19 FSA Acreage Reporting Date changes
Given the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced additional information on the FSA Acreage Reporting Date as well as Manager's Bulletin MGR-20-015 that was issued on May 28, 2020. July 13, 2020 -
USDA improves crop insurance policies with new options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). July 13, 2020