Compeer's Director of Insurance Strategies, Cole Patrick, and Brandon Pezanoski, State Insurance Product Officer with Compeer, examine the 2026 crop insurance landscape as producers approach sales closing. Cole opens with agricultural outlook projections, explains the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, and breaks down how the One Big Beautiful Bill delivers significant premium savings across all coverage levels.

Brandon reveals why premium costs for comparable coverage are down substantially from last year, with ECO and SCO endorsements now carrying dramatically increased premium support. Learn how producers can stack base coverage with SCO and ECO to approach breakeven costs, why ECO participation is projected to surge nationally, and how the elimination of the ARC-SCO conflict now allows producers to take both programs simultaneously. The episode emphasizes that while the cost of growing crops isn't declining, the cost of protecting those crops is now the lowest it's been in years.