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You chose farming for the love of it. With Nationwide, you can protect what you’re most passionate about with coverage for your small farm or ranch. But do you have enough?

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Many small-farm owners believe a homeowners insurance policy provides adequate coverage, but they’re often underinsured. This puts their livestock, product and family legacy at risk.

Consider a CountryChoice® farm policy if you have a barn or outbuilding, farm equipment or livestock and receive revenue from farming or ranching. It’s coverage for both you and your farm.

Learn more about small farm coverage.

What CountryChoice® covers

Similar to a homeowners policy, the CountryChoice® policy offers property and liability coverage. It also offers farm insurance coverages for:

  • Loss to your harvested farm products
  • Farm machinery and equipment such as tractors, garden tractors and power lawn mowers
  • Farm interruption, including loss of income
  • Products damaged while in transit

Optional liability coverages are available for:

  • Additional residences rented to others
  • Off-property recreational vehicle operation
  • Office, professional, private school or studio use

To design a CountryChoice® policy that’s just right for your small farm or ranch, talk to a farm insurance agent.

Some additional small farm insights:

Learn about how small farms are being pushed out by larger operations and how tailored insurance can help.

Small farms face economic challenges, and the key to navigating the evolving risks includes tailored insurance.

Help boost efficiency, reduce risks and stay competitive with technology that revolutionizes your small farm.

Minimize damage to your farm and protect your property with a well-prepared emergency action plan.

Small farm FAQs

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Standard homeowners insurance often excludes farming activities. Farm insurance combines elements of home, business and auto insurance tailored to agricultural risks.

Key types include general liability insurance, property insurance (for your home, buildings and equipment), product liability insurance (if you sell food or goods) and auto and equipment insurance (for tractors, trucks, etc.). 

It covers physical assets such as barns, silos, fencing, machinery and sometimes livestock. Coverage can include fire, theft, vandalism and weather-related damage.

Yes, but you must list them specifically in your policy. Livestock may require additional coverage, especially for high-value animals or herds.

Farm liability insurance protects you if someone is injured on your property or if your operations cause damage to someone else’s property. It covers legal fees, medical costs and settlements. Even small farms face risks; for example, from visitors tripping over equipment or livestock escaping and causing accidents.

You could be held liable, even if the person was uninvited. Liability insurance helps cover medical costs and legal defense.

Yes. If someone gets sick from your food or injured by a product you sold, product liability insurance protects you from lawsuits and claims.

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For your home, contents and farm structures, you can select the level of coverage that's right for your operation. For equipment, livestock and other personal property used in your operation, your insurance policy will define your coverage based on which causes of loss apply. The availability of products and discounts varies by state. Products are subject to deductibles, exclusions and conditions.