Featured News
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How Weather-Related Losses Forced Farmers and Crop Insurance to Adapt
NAU Country's Chief Operation Officer Mick Deal recently spoke with Independent Agent magazine about the crop insurance industry's response to weather-related losses that farmers are consistently facing. February 21, 2024 -
NAU Country Supports National FFA Week
In honor of National FFA Week (February 17-24, 2024), the QBE Foundation and NAU Country are proud to support the National FFA Organization! Our partnership and sponsorship with the National FFA Foundation help to set up the success of our future farmers. February 16, 2024 -
Specialty Crops and the Changing Crop Insurance Landscape
NAU Country's Chief Operation Officer (COO) Mick Deal recently spoke with Independent Agent magazine on the growth of specialty crop insurance in the crop insurance industry. February 06, 2024
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USDA Introduces Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Product
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced that a new Federal Crop Insurance product, the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO), will be available for 31 spring-planted crops for the 2021 crop year and is expected to be available for additional crops starting in the 2022 crop year. November 16, 2020 -
Explore the Agent Portal
Our new Agent Portal showcases a modern look and feel that is simplistic and easy-to-use. The new web-based system offers a robust engine, sleek user interface, and strategic business management tools that will help you daily. Find out more information on how to access! October 30, 2020 -
NAU Country leads the development of Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) to Help American Farmers Further Protect Their Crops
NAU Country Insurance Company and Watts and Associates, Inc., collaborated on a new crop insurance product titled the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO). ECO is simply an area-based supplemental shallow-loss coverage that covers loss from 86% up to 90% or 95%. It is expected to be available on over 30 crops beginning in 2021 with more to follow in 2022 and beyond. October 12, 2020 -
Introducing the Fall NAU Country Connection Webinar Series - New Classes Posted!
To increase value in our partnership, this spring we introduced our webinar training series titled “NAU Country Connection”. Our trainings focused on how to best utilize NAU Country systems during the crop insurance cycle, being relevant to the appropriate time of year. We are reintroducing this series with not only an emphasis on system training, but we will also touch on some strategic products and procedures to assist you this sales season. October 11, 2020 -
Field Insights® fresh new look and feel to map components
NAU Country's flagship farmer tool Field Insights® has a new look and feel on several map component features. These new changes come accompanied by the same reliable data and useful information that is available at all times to our farmers and agents. Take a peek at the updated look for Field Conditions – Planting Conditions and 10-Day Forecast, Spray Advisor, Soil data, and Historical Weather tools. October 01, 2020 -
Field Insights® can help assist your farmers this fall with Frost Alerts and the Harvest Advisor
NAU Country's flagship farmer tool, Field Insights®, is here to support your farmers during harvest season and beyond! Now is a great time to let them know about Field Insights' Frost Alerts and Harvest Advisor. September 09, 2020 -
New Agent Portal Update!
Our new Agent Portal, coming in late 2020, can be explored today! We encourage you to check out the new Agent Portal that will showcase a modern look and feel, that is simplistic and easy-to-use. The new web-based system offers a robust engine, sleek user interface, and strategic business management tools that will help you daily. September 08, 2020 -
Bring your farmers the best in field technology with Field Insights
Our updated Map Components, including Field Conditions and the Crop Growth & Harvest feature, provide helpful data for your farmers' fields but does not rely solely on the map to relay that information. July 30, 2020 -
2021 NAU Country Photo Calendar Contest
We are gathering photos from the farm in preparation for our 2021 NAU Country Photo Calendar. The theme for this edition is Fun on the Farm! That means any farm-related photos, we want to see - the funnier the better! July 30, 2020 -
USDA announces Livestock Gross Margin insurance program improvements
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance program for cattle and swine beginning in the 2021 crop year. July 24, 2020