Halloween crop art with pumpkins

Risk Management on a Diversified Specialty Crop and Livestock Operation

This virtual workshop includes a video tour or Appel Farms, owned by Travis and Ashley Appel. They share their risk management strategies for their operation, which produces primarily strawberries, pumpkins, a variety of vegetables, and pork. Also, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Jeff Schahczenski presents on crop insurance options and Whole Farm Revenue Protection, focusing on products relevant to specialty-crop operations.

This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. This video was also made possible in part by funding from the Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC).