Farm

Small child holding a puppy in the middle of a corn field

Farm safety for kids: Age appropriate farm safety tips

Farms are a rare combination of workplace and home. Because kids grow up "at home" on the farm, we may not think to give them the same kind of safe...

Kevin Schock as a baby on his farm next to a current photo of him

Former farm kids — Today's farm insurance experts: Kevin Shock

Most people would probably consider someone who majored in agricultural studies and minored in agronomy at Iowa State University to be more than...

Young Curt Weis on a tractor next to a current portrait of him

Former farm kids — today's farm insurance experts: Curt Weis

When you’re born into a farm family, on the job training begins the moment you can walk. You learn quickly  where it’s safe to play , not to startl...

Picture of Dave Schligting with his parents when he was a kid next to a current photo of him

Former farm kids – Today’s farm insurance experts: Dave Schlichting

We have a confession. Unlike most of his colleagues on the Farm-Ag Underwriting team, Dave Schlichting, SECURA Vice President – Farm/Ag Underwritin...

Picture of a farm from up above

Former farm kids – Today’s farm insurance experts: Patti Lemke

Patti Lemke, Sr. Agribusiness Underwriter, spent her entire young life living and working on a farm. Her parents owned and operated a small farm in...

Two pictures of Dan Case when he was a kid on his family farm

Former farm kids — Today's farm insurance experts: Dan Case

Living and working on a farm takes a special kind of dedication, work ethic, and passion. You wake up early, go to bed late, and work hard in...