When something goes wrong with your car, your health, your home or your crop, many people refer to their insurance policy.
Farmers face unique insurance issues
Dr. Richard Rethorst goes over a patient treatment plan with fellow staffers at Franklin Hospital in Benton, Ill. Most farmers (55.6%) seek insurance through off-farm employer-based health insurance. The remaining farmers seek insurance through direct-purchase (17.6%) or government-provided (28.2%) services such as Medicare or Medicaid.





