Farm Management LLC

02/20/2026

🚜 Attention South Dakota Farmers!

USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program is here to help you manage cash flow and rising input costs with one-time payments based on your 2025 planted acreage. 🌽🌱

✅ Quick support while longer-term programs roll out
✅ Eligible for row crops and specialty crops
✅ Easy enrollment through your local FSA office

💡 See if you qualify today!

Farm Management LLC is an equal opportunity provider.

12/17/2025

What makes crop insurance so effective? It’s farmer-driven, widely adopted and built on a public-private partnership that delivers timely support when disaster strikes. Discover these strengths and more at the link below!

12/08/2025

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12/04/2025

Enrollment for Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program starts today.

Farmers with non-indemnified (shallow), uncovered or quality crop losses due to qualifying natural disasters in 2023 and/or 2024 have until April 30, 2026, to submit their applications. Visit https://www.fsa.usda.gov/documents/sdrp-stage-2-producer-pre-application-checklist for the application checklist.

12/04/2025

Cropland grazing delivers measurable economic returns and proven soil health benefits. Learn more about the effects of cropland grazing from Parker Witt, SDSU Extension Crop-Livestock Systems Field Specialist.

The evidence is consistent: cropland grazing delivers measurable economic returns, proven soil health benefits, and growing adoption in South Dakota.

11/23/2025

🚜 Attention Farmers & Producers!
USDA just launched a new round of disaster aid for losses from 2023–2024 — including those “shallow losses” that didn’t meet insurance deductibles.

💰 What’s available:
• Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP)
• Milk Loss Program
• On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program

📅 Apply starting Nov. 24, 2025
🗓 Deadline: April 30, 2026

If you had crop, livestock, or quality losses due to storms, drought, or other disasters — this is your chance to get support.

👉 Check your eligibility and get documents ready now!
https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/ag-economy/usda-launches-new-round-disaster-aid-what-producers-need-know-sign?utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwY2xjawOQXihleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8LtVViuVWfbIUK3gXXS4I2KZ4Pp2YVS_wCAxvDxhec-tABU_J4OT5hhFltE_aem_6LxwdC8F9LbPi0oL7X0ztQ

USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce says USDA’s new phase of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program expands eligibility, requires in-person enrollment and targets losses from the 2023 and 2024 weather disasters.

02/18/2025

🌾 What is Enhanced Coverage Option? Protect your crops with the ECO! 🌾

ECO provides additional county-based coverage for your crop insurance deductible, offering protection up to 95% of expected yield or revenue. Whether you're covering yield loss or revenue loss, ECO ensures financial security when county-level yields or revenues drop.

✅ Covers losses beyond your underlying policy
✅ Available for a wide range of crops
✅ Government-subsidized premium (65% subsidized)
✅ County Based (your county)
✅ Losses paid when County Yields and Revenue is determined (typically June of following year)
✅ Applications due March 15 (may be before you know if you have a loss for prior year coverage)

Talk to your crop insurance agent today to see if ECO is right for you! 🌱🚜

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02/14/2025

Stop out and see us at the Watertown Farm Show. Allen's still got some flyswatters. He can also provide you with a good rundown of Crop Insurance products for 2025. He's across from KXLG Radio

Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce KXLG Radio

02/13/2025

Day 2 of the Watertown Winter Farm Show and we're ready to see you! Stop by the booth and say Hi to Allen. He's got some great advice and/or ideas to help you protect your risk this year with Crop Insurance! We're right across from KXLG Radio in the main hall. Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce

02/12/2025

Headed to the Watertown Farm Show today? Stop by the booth and say hi!
Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce

02/12/2025

🌾 Maximize Your Yield & Revenue Protection with GAP! 🌾

GAP goes beyond traditional MPCI limits, offering additional banded coverage intervals to protect your farm’s bottom line. ✅

🔹 Coverage options up to 95%
🔹 Available for Optional (OU) & Enterprise (EU) unit structures
🔹 Upward price movement? No yield trigger decrease!
🔹 Harvest price protection—limited to 90% of projected price

💡 Flexible Protection 💡
✔ Select a Liability Adjustment Factor (LAF) from 30% to 100%
✔ MPCI level doesn’t determine GAP availability

📌 Choose Your Coverage Type:
✅ GAP Yield – Pays indemnity when production falls below trigger yield
✅ GAP Revenue – Pays indemnity when revenue falls below trigger revenue

✨ NEW: GAP Other Endorsements (OE)
Offset a GAP indemnity with SCO/ECO indemnities for discounted premiums!

📊 Yield & Revenue Plus Options:
✔ 80% to 90%
✔ 80% to 95%
✔ 85% to 95%
✔ 90% to 95%

🔒 Protect your farm with confidence!
Contact us today to learn more. 🚜📞

11/27/2024

🍁 **Happy Thanksgiving from Farm Management Pickard Insurance!** 🦃

This Thanksgiving, we’re reflecting on what we’re most grateful for: *our hardworking farmers*. 🌽🥔🍗 Your dedication and resilience are the foundation of every meal shared around the table today and every day. We are proud to support the agricultural community through our specialized insurance solutions.

To our valued clients, partners, and community, thank you for trusting Pickard Insurance to protect what matters most. Your support means the world to us!

From all of us at Pickard Insurance, we wish you a joyful, safe, and delicious Thanksgiving! 🍂