Frequently Asked Questions

While SFM operates all over the Midwest, a majority of our business lies in IL, IN, IA, WI, MN, OH, KY, TN, MO and MI.

SFM has agents all over the Midwest. To see more information about our agents, visit our Staff Page.

We send out information via email and text to share deadline information and key agricultural news. However, if you shave a specific question, feel free to call our office at (217) 356-0046 and we would be happy to assist.

Outside of row crops, SFM also provides insurance for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF), livestock (LRP & LGM), and dairy (DRP). In addition to crop insurance, SFM also provides grain marketing services and offers commodity brokerage through our partner company, Strategic Farm Futures.

Each grain marketing program looks different as SFM collaborates with each producer to develop a program specific to their needs. But an example of grain marketing services that we offer include on-call marketing counsel, contract expertise, sales organization, storage planning, communication with commercial buyers, in-depth market text alerts, and growing season conference call access. 

Our winter seminars are a great opportunity to get more information on new crop insurance products and key strategies! Each seminar includes a market update portion and a crop insurance update portion and typically includes a meal. Take a look at our upcoming events here!

Although it depends on the type of product you choose, multi-peril insurance products protect against yield loss and/or price loss. However, there are also several additional private products. For instance, Crop Hail insurance also protects against hail, field fires, vandalism, in-transit losses, and damage to stored grain with additional endorsements to cover wind losses, extra harvest expenses, green snap, and replant losses. If you have questions about a specific type of loss, please give us a call at (217) 356-0046 to get more information.

Yes, we offer commodity brokerage services through our partner company, Strategic Farm Futures. If you would like to learn more, please visit their site or give them a call at (217) 729-7477.

SFM is unique in many ways. With being well-versed in both crop insurance and grain marketing, we are able to provide a holistic risk management strategy for each of our producers. We keep ourselves and our clients informed through daily market texts. We are able to develop robust summaries of crop insurance strategies through our in-house quoting software and analytical tools. And Finally, because we write with 9 different agricultural insurance providers, we are able to provide one of the widest assortment of crop insurance products available.

If you'd like to talk to one of our agents or get more information on one of our services, please call us at (217) 356-0046 or fill out our contact sheet.

We are partnered with Crop Risk Services, AgriSompo, NAU, Great American, Farmer's Mutual Hail, RCIS, Hudson, ProAg, and Rain & Hail.