Value

I recently saw a sign in a business. It said:

1) Price
2) Service
3) Quality
(Please pick 2.)

The primary focuses as we build our insurance business will be service and building a business around the needs of our customers. Right now, we're putting together an advisory board of producers to better understand how we should build our business.

ACRE

Lot's of questions concerning the new ACRE program. See links below for additional information and scenario calculators.

Overview
http://cropwatch.unl.edu/archives/2009/crop4/ce_acre.htm

Calculator
http://www.agecon.unl.edu/farmbill/tools.html

DTN Webinars

http://about.dtnpf.com/ag/about/

Topics include weather, risk management, marketing, and more. I think some of these are very worthwhile.

Phew

Passed my crop insurance test yesterday.

After I'd answered all of the questions, a prompt popped up on my screen and asked me if I'd like to reveiw my answers. I declined. I figure that my first guess is just as good as my second guess would be.

I guessed my score would land anywhere between a 45 and an 80. 70 is passing.

81.

Welcome to Crop Insurance!

I just walked away from a good job with great security, solid benefits and a pretty decent salary.

It took a couple of days for the numbness to wear off. I wasn't sure what I'd done.

My excitement has been growing since then. I remember why I became so excited about this opportunity, this industry and this company.

I think a blog will be a good way to allow others to tag along the training process. This site is going to be targeted towards growers, but anyone who has an interest in crop insurance or stalking me at work is welcome to read along.