2. Crop insurance is a key component to ensuring
America's farmers and ranchers are world leaders in
agriculture and remain competitive and innovative. A
vibrant Federal crop insurance program is essential to
the tremendous success of our country's
agricultural economy.

3. Essential Strength
Producers Receive Individualized Risk
Management Solutions

4. Essential Strength
Producers Can Use Crop Insurance as Collateral
for Loans

5. Essential Strength
Producers Share in the Program Cost to Help Defray
Taxpayer Cost and Encourage Financial Discipline

6. Essential Strength
Producers Can Use Crop Insurance to Improve Their
Pre-Harvest Marketing Plans

7. Essential Strength
Producers Receive Crop Insurance Indemnities in the
Timeliest Way

8. Essential Strength
Producers Do Not Receive Unnecessarily
Excessive Payments

9. Essential Strength
Producer Indemnities are Not Capped by Arbitrary
Payment Limits

10. Essential Strength
Producers Share in the Program Cost

11. Essential Strength
Producers Benefit from the Efficiencies and Service of
the Private Sector Delivery System

12. Essential Strength
Crop Insurance is Comprehensive and Program
Features Can be Adjusted Quickly

13. Essential Strength
Crop Insurance Has Already Contributed to
Deficit Reduction

14. Essential Strength
Crop Insurance Has Flexibility to Help Meet World
Trade Organization Disciplines

15. Learn more about why crop insurance is essential to
America's farmers, ranchers and agricultural economy
at www.cropinsuranceinamerica.org