C r o p I n s u r a n c e VisitWebsite ag-risk.org New York Farmers Rely on Crop Insurance By Laurie Langstraat, NCIS National Crop Insurance Services visited farms across central New York as part of our mission to tell the first-hand stories of the farmers and ranchers who rely on the safety net provided by the federal crop insurance program. Their stories are below. Matthew Critz Apple farmer and agri-tourism business owner Matthew Critz got up on New Year's morning in 2018 to a beautiful winter day in central New York. Not a cloud in the sky. Wall-to-wall sunshine. "I look outside at the thermometer and it says 30 below," he recalled. "And it's even colder in my orchard. We lost 70 percent of our crop in about three hours that morning." Some of the many products you can buy while visiting Critz Farms in Cazenovia, New York. Matthew Critz and his dog, Lucy, inspect his apple orchards.http://ag-risk.org