The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and Montana Tech of the University of Montana developed AGR-Lite Wizard in a partnership funded by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). Jeff Schahczenski, an agricultural economist with NCAT, was the lead developer of the project.
AGR-Lite is a whole-farm revenue protection insurance package that is federally subsidized and available through private insurance agents in 38 states. Among other features, it uses a producer’s 5-year IRS farm income information and an annual farm report as a base for providing a level of guaranteed revenue during the insurance period. AGR-Lite Wizard lets producers estimate what the premium costs would be for their operations, consider various future loss scenarios, and print reports to help them evaluate their insurance options.
The “USDA Blog” post concerning AGR-Lite Wizard is available at http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/03/08/new-online-revenue-protection-tool-from-the-risk-management-agency/
AGR-Lite Wizard is available online at www.agrilitewizard.com, and free copies on compact disc are available by calling NCAT at 406-494-4572 or emailing Jeff at jeffs@ncat.org.
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