Farms
Yummy! We are hungry for these commodities.
Farm/Ranches
- Alpacas
- Beef/Cattle
- Dairy farms
- Goats
- Hobby/Gentleman
- Livestock grazing
- Llamas
- Sheep
Crops
- Corn/Soybeans
- Cotton
- Fruits (excluding melons)
- Grains/Field crops
- Hay/Alfalfa
- Rice
- Vegetables (excluding spinach/lettuce)
Nurseries/Other
- Berries
- Christmas tree (no customer cutting)
- Leased farmland
- Nurseries – plant (wholesale)
- Orchards (no U-pick)
- Tree nuts
- Vineyards/wineries
Not as scrumptious, but we could be convinced, call us!
These risks must have proper controls in place for consideration.
Custom Farming/Harvesting for Others:
- Acceptable if the insured operates locally, harvests their crops, and has minimal receipts (less than $15,000) from harvesting neighbors’ crops.
- No long-distance transporting of harvesting equipment.
- No additional premium charge if custom farming is incidental and receipts are less than $5,000.
Horses:
- Personal use of draft horses by the insured for pleasure or farm work.
- Generally, fewer than 10 horses.
- No horse boarding, breeding, training, lessons, or rentals. Incidental horse boarding might be acceptable with proper Hold Harmless agreements. Refer agents to their underwriter.
Incidental hunting with acceptable controls.
Barndominiums – part living quarters, part barn.
Yuck! Not to our tastes.
The answer is no!
- Equipment dealers
- Grain elevator operations
- Log homes or cabins
- Logging/Timber operations
- Manufacturing
- Mills or yards open to others
- Slaughtering operations
- Vacant land or real estate investment property
- Campgrounds/Dude ranches
- Fishing ponds open to the public
- Hayrides
- Hunting clubs
- Petting zoos
- Resorts
- Risks with SR-22 filings (auto filing for the state)
- U-Pick/U-Cut operations
(e.g., pumpkin patch, Christmas trees, fruit/berries)
- Aviaries (birds)
- Deer and/or elk
- Dog kennels for boarding
- Exotic animals (e.g., ostrich, lions, zebras)
- Hog confinement operations
- Horses (boarding, breeding, training, lessons, rental)
- Poultry operations (incidental acceptable, with other operations)
The Fine Print
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