"And on the eighth day, God looked down on His planned paradise and said 'I need a caretaker.' So God made a farmer"
-Paul Harvey
Under Rea Seed, Rea Crop Insurance Services protects growers in the area with a wide aray of protection plans. It is vital to every operation, large and small, to have your crop investment protected from volatile markets and unpredictable weather.
Rea Crop Insurance Services works through Rain and Hail for both Multi-Peril and Crop Hail options. Products offered include:
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Yield Protection (YP)
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Revenue Protection (RP)
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Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion (RPHPE)
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Area Risk Protection (ARP)
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Livestock Policies
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and more
Our current spring projected prices are:
Corn: $4.62
Soybeans: $11.36
*Spring projected prices determined off December '14 average for the month of February
Harvest Prices are:
Corn: $3.49
Soybeans: $9.65
*Harvest price determined off December '14 average for the month of October

Important dates to remember in insuring your crop include:
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March 15 - Spring Crop Sales Closing
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April 11 - Early Plant day for corn
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April 21 - Early Plant day for soybean
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April 29 - Production Reporting for Old Crop
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May 31 - Late Plant day for corn
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June 15 - Late Plant day for soybean
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July 15 - Spring Crops Acreage Reporting
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August 15 - Premium Due Date for Spring Crop
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December 10 - End of Insurance Period for Spring Crop
*Remember, if one of these dates falls on a non-business day, the task should be performed by the following Monday
For new producers, the 2014 T-yields for conventional, non-irrigated grain corn and soybeans are as follows for these counties:
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Dubuque: C - 176 SB - 52
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Delaware: C - 171 SB - 50
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Jones: C - 171 SB - 49
Don't see your county? Click over to Risk Management Agency's (RMA) website at rma.usda.gov and search through the Acturial Information Browser.

Contact us to get started protecting your crops from uncontrollable variables.
