MPCI
Multi-Peril Crop Insurance
Federal crop insurance protecting against yield loss from weather, pests, disease.
- Revenue Protection (RP)
- Enhanced Coverage (ECO)
- Supplemental (SCO)
- Area Risk Protection
- Whole Farm Revenue
48 instruments. 10 categories. One number. The FFAI measures how favorable conditions are for a working American farmer — and where they're headed.
What you sell. What you pay. Who's buying. What the dollar does to exports. What USDA says about supply. Where the cycle is headed. One composite score. Every week.
When the index moves or a deadline approaches. That's it.
48 instruments, 10 weighted categories: Row Crops (20%), Input Costs (15%), Equipment (10%), Grain Trade (8%), Macro (10%), Metals (7%), Livestock (5%), Global Demand (10%), USDA Supply (10%), Farm Structure (5%). Scored 0-100 via proprietary 52-week percentile ranking with momentum and seasonal adjustments.
Sources: CBOT/CME, NYSE/NASDAQ, USDA WASDE, Export Sales, Crop Progress, Drought Monitor, Baltic Exchange, Fed, BLS. Updated weekly. Published exclusively at farmers1st.com.
Independent agents licensed across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Serving the Bemidji-to-La Crosse corridor since 2017.
Federal crop insurance protecting against yield loss from weather, pests, disease.
Rainfall index for hay and grazing acres. Auto payouts below grid threshold.
NRCS-compliant plans by our CCA. Required for EQIP, permits, CAFO.
Central Minnesota through the Twin Cities metro and into western Wisconsin. Licensed in both states.
Proprietary weekly composite index published at farmers1st.com. 48 instruments, 10 categories, scored 0-100. Measures agricultural economic conditions for working farmers.
Above 60 = FAVORABLE (lock margins, expand). 45-54 = GUARDED (sell into strength, lock inputs, max insurance). Below 45 = STRESSED (preserve cash, minimize debt).
March 15 for corn, soybeans, spring grains. July 15 acreage reporting. December 1 PRF pasture. Call early — OBBBA changes may affect your options.
Rainfall index for hay and grazing. Auto payouts below your grid threshold. No adjuster. Heavily subsidized.
Bemidji south through Brainerd, St. Cloud, Twin Cities metro, east into western Wisconsin — Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, St. Croix — south to La Crosse. Licensed in both states.
Chetek, Wisconsin. Serving the MN-WI corridor since 2017.