@article{Copeland:336411, recid = {336411}, author = {Copeland, John}, title = {Legal framework for risk management}, journal = {Journal of Agricultural Lending}, address = {1998}, year = {1998}, abstract = {Today's farmers are exposed to a variety of risks, and risk management is as important a priority as deciding what crops to plant and animals to raise. An overview of risks to be managed by farmers is presented, including: 1. hybrid cash contracts, 2. hedge-to-arrive contracts, 3. property insurance, 4. medical, disability, long-term health care insurance, and life insurance, and 5. environmental crimes.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/336411}, }