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crop insurance is also something that bankers prefer."Bankers like to know that if you lose everything, something will be coming back to them," she said. "Most of the farmers around here purchase crop insurance as part of their basic risk management plans," she explained. Stroh noted that farmers pushed hard for crop insurance to become the centerpiece of farm risk management in the 2014 Farm Bill."It just makes good sense for farmers to purchase the protection they need," she said. Stroh also noted that the Farm Bill should be called the People's bill. "That's really what is it, because it not only helps farmers, but it feeds our children, feeds the poor and keeps the nation running," she added, "since farmers not only raise food, but fiber and fuel for the nation and the world." Stroh noted that it is important that crop insurance remains universally available, affordable and viable for farmers. "Farmers are major economic drivers of our economy, and crop insurance ensures that if disaster strikes, they have a clear pathway to recovery." "The cost of farming is so high that if we don't have some kind of backstop-like crop insurance-it would be impossible for many of us to get back on our feet after disaster strikes," she added. "I don't want our country to ever need to import our food from other countries. That will cost us our independence," she said. NCIS Expands INDUSTRY AWARDS VisitWebsite ag-risk.org The NCIS industry awards were established in 2001 to honor those individuals who provide exemplary service to the industry as a whole and/or to producers. The award criteria has been changed slightly and a new award category has been added. Outstanding Service Award This award is presented to a crop insurance agent or individual outside of the industry who provides exceptional service industry-wide and outstanding outreach efforts to all farmers, especially limited-resource and/or socially disadvantaged farmers. Industry Leadership Award This award, targeted primarily to members of the NCIS regional/state cop insurance and/or NCIS standing committees recognizes individuals who are directly involved in the crop insurance industry and who consistently serve the industry by providing outstanding leadership. One award may be given to a member of a regional/state crop insurance committee and/or a member of a standing committee. Lifetime Achievement Award This new category of award will be given to those people who have 44 MAY2015 served or are currently serving in leadership capacities within the industry who exhibit(ed) outstanding leadership, guidance and knowledge to and of the crop insurance industry. Criteria for all awards are: 1. Unyielding personal and business ethics. 2. Demonstrated service above and beyond the crop insurance industry. 3. Represents themselves, their company and the crop insurance industry well. The winners will be presented with their awards at the crop insurance industry annual convention held in February of each year. All nominations must be submitted in writing to NCIS by October 15, 2015, for awards to be presented at the 2016 Annual Convention. For nomination information and forms to be submitted, please visit the NCIS website at www.ag-risk.org to download. If you have any questions regarding the criteria or whom is eligible for the awards, please contact Laurie Langstraat at NCIS at lauriel@ag-risk.org or 913-685-2767. http://www.ag-risk.org http://www.ag-risk.org

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