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We have made our Commodity Market features more accessible in ONE central location through our Agent Portal, Farmer Portal, and NAU Country mobile. Review past editions of the Opening Bell, Market Report, The afterMATH webinars, and Kicking Up Dust podcasts. Reference our NAU Country Crop Scout Insights (CSI) which gives you a state-by-state update on how crops are doing from the eyes of our own farmers. May 19, 2021

Spring planting season is here and NAU Country's flagship farmer tool, Field Insights® is here to support our farmers in the field. In addition, Field Insights' location-specific environmental intelligence helps plan for preventative actions when frost is in the forecast. Frost alerting capabilities within Field Insights is part of NAU Country's focus on sustainable farming. May 06, 2021

NAU Country agents will now be able to sign into Field Insights® and show MPCI and Livestock farmers that they can utilize Field Insights whether or not they have mapped fields on their policy. May 06, 2021

Policy makers designed crop insurance with a self-correcting feature that naturally discounts premium for any producer who improves their performance. This catch-all incentive rewards any behavior that increases yields and reduces risk for farmers and taxpayers. April 22, 2021

More than 55 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farm lenders recently sent letters to policy makers and elected officials emphasizing that cuts to crop insurance must be avoided in this year’s budget discussions, as the certainty provided by the crop insurance program makes it a “critical linchpin of the farm safety net.” April 21, 2021

The NAU Country mobile app allows you to add a Quarterly Coverage Endorsement (QCE) to Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) policies. Lock in your QCE during an open sales period from your NAU Country mobile app. Then capture your farmers signature either in person with eSign, or through a push notification to their mobile device when they are not present. April 12, 2021

Refresh your product and system knowledge this spring with the NAU Country Connection Webinar Series. Back by popular demand, this series focuses on Production and Acreage Reporting systems, Crop-Hail and EASYmapping® features, and our weather metrics tools. For some, these courses will serve as refreshers for the time of year, and for others, it may be completely new material. We customize our training to assist both types of users. March 30, 2021

One of crop insurance’s defining attributes is its self-correcting nature. Collecting and analyzing a producer’s Actual Production History (APH), which takes into account a grower’s actual yields over a period of time, also compares performance to other farms within the county and surrounding communities. A higher APH may mean paying lower premiums. March 26, 2021

With the American farmer and the evolving threats to their livelihood in mind, Jim Korin, President of NAU Country, was featured in Risk & Insurance discussing the Enhanced Coverage Option. With the main goal to help farmers bounce back in the event their losses exceed traditional coverage, this new product took tenacity, work, and planning to come about. Find out more in this recent article. March 09, 2021

As a NAU Country agent, you have access to sign up to receive a hail notification when hail has potentially hit your farmers’ fields, but did you know that NAU Country offers this same service to your farmers through our Insured Hail Notifications? March 08, 2021