In the News New farm bill would bring more insurable risks, premiums to crop insurers
The Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) would be available for as an additional policy to cover part of the deductible under the crop producer’s underlying policy.
R.J. Lehmann, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, says the SCO would cover up to 90 percent of a farmer’s crop revenue when elected in combination with a conventional crop-insurance policy.
