Collected Publications for Crop Insurance - farmdoc daily

SCO and ECO Choices in 2026

February 3, 2026
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Henrique Monaco, and Bruce Sherrick

Has the US Crop Safety Net Become Excessive?

February 5, 2026
Carl Zulauf, David Orden, and Gary Schnitkey

Release of Insurance Evaluator with the New SCO and ECO

February 10, 2026
Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Christopher Navarro, Pengyin Shan and Lijiang Fu

Comparing Crop Insurance Scenarios with SCO and ECO for 2026

February 17, 2026
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Carl Zulauf

Revisiting the Basis Risk when evaluating SCO and ECO

February 19, 2026
Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Bruce Sherrick and Carl Zulauf

Common Questions on SCO and ECO

February 24, 2026
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Henrique Monaco

Projected Prices and Volatility Factors for 2026

March 3, 2026
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, Bruce Sherrick and Carl Zulauf

SCO, ECO, and the Probability of Regret

March 10, 2026
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Carl Zulauf

Insurance Impacts in the Presence of High Subsidy – High Coverage Products: A Case Study of STAX

March 11, 2026
Carl Zulauf, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Impacts of Differences between RMA Projected Prices and Futures Prices on the Level and Frequency of Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments

March 13, 2026
Bruce Sherrick, Henrique Monaco, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Gary Schnitkey

Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields

April 1, 2026
Carl Zulauf, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, and Jonathan Coppess

Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields: Comparison of Yield Projection Methods

April 15, 2026
Carl Zulauf and Nick Paulson