International crop tour draws on
experience of Kansas agents and insurers
W
hen agricultural leaders from Europe, Asia,
Russia and South America wanted to learn more
about food supply and crop insurance, they
knew just where to go. In October, more than
280 farmers and insurers from 32 foreign countries visited
Kansas where National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS),
crop insurers, independent agents and county extension
officers discussed crop insurance in the U.S. and walked
the foreign delegation through processes such as how to
estimate yields for insurance purposes.
“The U.S. crop insurance system and the U.S. public-private
partnership are the most developed systems in the
world,” said Kurt Weinberger, president of IAHI. “The ag
insurance sector must learn from the world’s best.”
The delegation was comprised of members of the
International Association of Hail Insurers (IAHI), which
opted for the first time to host its annual conference in
the U.S. where members could learn firsthand from their
counterparts in the Midwest. The conference was co-hosted
by NCIS and Rain and Hail.
The four-day conference also included a trip to Jefferson
County, Kansas, where visitors spent an Y