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What: A survey about farmers’ crop insurance decisions, led by Iowa State University researchers in collaboration with researchers at Kansas State University, Michigan State University, and University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, with funding support from USDA.

How: To participate, scan the QR code below or go to https://bit.ly/ins-survey-card2.

Purpose: The U.S. crop insurance program currently has a primary role in federal government efforts to promote economic stability in agriculture. Policy effectiveness depends on attaining high participation, both for acres covered and coverage levels chosen. The government seeks to more ensure high program participation. However, crop insurance is a complex topic. A better understanding of farmers crop insurance experience and how they make their insurance decisions would support policy changes to achieve high participation while addressing other farmer goals and ensuring that program benefits endure.”

Details: The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete. It has 6 sections of questions about crop insurance usage, crop insurance decisions in given scenarios and basics of farm operation.

Reward: An Amazon gift card for your reward will be sent to the home address you provide in the survey. You should expect to receive this reward, $71 on average (ranging $50-$99), within a week of survey completion.

Contacts: Dr. Hongli Feng at Iowa State University (ISU) (hfeng@iastate.edu, 515-294-6780), Dr. Jennifer Ifft (jifft@ksu.edu) at Kansa State University, or Dr. Robert Shupp at Michigan State University (MSU) (shupprob@msu.edu) for research methods related questions. ISU’s Compliance and Ethics Hotline (515-294-7119) for concerns about this study.