I thought I was covered for that! Farm Insurance Webinar Series, Jan-Feb 2026

• What if a [fill in the blank - fire, accident, flood, theft, death, injury] happens to your farm business?  Are you covered for that?
• What are the risks that you should be concerned about? What steps are you taking to manage those risks?

Cornell Cooperative Extension and FarmNet are offering a lunchtime webinar series on Tuesdays in January and February from 12:00-1:30 starting on January 13 and running through February 10 to help answer some of these questions and more,

"I thought I was covered for that! Understanding Farm Insurance Policies" is a webinar series intended to help farmers understand different types of insurance coverage and how to use insurance as a tool to manage financial risks. Join us for one or for all five.  Your registration on any date will give you a link to all five webinars.

Schedule:

January 13 (12:00-1:30) Insurance and Risk Management 101. This first webinar will cover many of the general provisions found in insurance policies and describe some of the terms to be aware of when you are considering your options. Steve Hadcock, Capital District Hort Team and Greg Murk, FarmNet.

January 20 (12:00-1:30) Liability Insurance. Liability Insurance is coverage for the risk that your business will cause harm to someone. Are you having people on your farm or selling a food product? You probably need liability insurance! Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

January 27 (12:00-1:30) Crop Insurance and Disaster Coverage. Federal programs to help farmers cover risk of crop and livestock and business losses from weather and natural disasters. Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

February 3 (12:00-1:30) Insuring People. Options for health insurance, life insurance and disability insurance, and how they can help farmers and their employees. Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange County and Lucas Smith, Cornell Ag Workforce Development

February 10 (12:00-1:30): Property Insurance. Insuring your infrastructure, equipment, and livestock from loss. Learn about the types of coverage, and the risks they reduce. Colin Hostetter, Tri-County Ag Team, Desiree Keever, CCE Delaware County and Steve Glick, Kevin Daniels Agency.

Session 1: Insurance and Risk Management 101

Insurance and Risk Management 101. This first webinar will cover many of the general provisions found in insurance policies and describe some of the terms to be aware of when you are considering your options. Steve Hadcock, Capital District Hort Team and Greg Murk, FarmNet. What is insurance? What are common types of policies?  How do you know what is covered or not covered?  How do you know what needs to be covered?

Session 2: Liability Insurance

Liability Insurance is coverage for the risk that your business will cause harm to someone. Are you having people on your farm or selling a food product? You probably need liability insurance! Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

Session 3:Protecting Yourself from Disasters (Crop Insurance, USDA FSA programs and Flood Insurance)

Are you protected from a weather event on your farm? Learn about your options for Disaster Coverage (crop insurance, FSA programs, flood insurance). These are federal programs to help farmers cover risk of crop and livestock and business losses from weather and natural disasters. Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

Session 4: Insuring People (health, life and disability insurance)

Options for health insurance, life insurance and disability insurance, and how they can help farmers and their employees. Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange County and Lucas Smith, Cornell Ag Workforce Development 

Session 5: Property Insurance

Insuring your infrastructure, equipment, and livestock from loss. Learn about the types of coverage, and the risks they reduce. Colin Hostetter, Tri-County Ag Team, Desiree Keever, CCE Delaware County and Steve Glick, Kevin Daniels Agency.

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I thought I was covered for that! Farm Insurance Webinar Series, Jan-Feb 2026

January 13, 2026 : Session 1: Insurance and Risk Management 101

January 20, 2026 : Session 2: Liability Insurance

January 27, 2026 : Session 3:Protecting Yourself from Disasters (Crop Insurance, USDA FSA programs and Flood Insurance)

February 3, 2026 : Session 4: Insuring People (health, life and disability insurance)

February 10, 2026 : Session 5: Property Insurance

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