Patent ID: 8290795
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A01B,A01C,A01H,G06Q,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a crop insurance policy to a producer, the method comprising: receiving an evaluation, according to an environmental classification system, of use of agricultural inputs for a land base associated with a producer, wherein each of the agricultural inputs being associated with an environmental class according to the environmental classification system, and wherein the land base being associated with an environmental class according to the environmental classification system; determining a recommended agricultural input of the agricultural inputs, wherein the recommended agricultural input is based on the environmental class associated with each agricultural input and the environmental class associated with the land base; determining a production risk associated with using the recommended agricultural input at the land base; and determining, via a processor, one or more terms of the crop insurance policy based on the production risk associated with using the recommended agricultural input at the land base; and providing the crop insurance policy including the one or more terms to the producer.