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Rice Farming
NAICS 111160 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing rice (except wild rice) and/or producing rice seeds.
Review the farm operation beyond the crop.
Rice Farming combines production risks with equipment, premises and labor concerns. Review crop loss, farm equipment, water management infrastructure. Ask about custom work for others, storage and added processing; those activities need their own coverage discussion.
Questions to ask
- How many acres are in rice production, and is any acreage used for rice seed production specifically?
- What on-farm storage capacity exists — grain bins, dryers, or warehouses — and what is the estimated value of stored grain at peak?
- Is aerial application used, and is it self-performed or contracted to a third party?
- What is the current MPCI coverage level and yield guarantee, and are there any recent claim years to be aware of?
- Are there hired seasonal laborers, and what state are operations located in — state-specific agricultural workers' compensation rules vary significantly?
- For Rice Farming, what should the underwriter know about prior significant crop losses or a pattern of mpci claims that may indicate drainage, pest, or management issues?
- For Rice Farming, what should the underwriter know about operations in flood-prone areas with levee infrastructure that has known maintenance concerns?
- For Rice Farming, what should the underwriter know about combined rice and other commodity operations where acreage mix or revenue split creates classification ambiguity?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Growing wild rice: 111199 — All Other Grain Farming;
- Growing rice in combination with oilseed(s) with the rice or oilseed(s) not accounting for one-half of the establishment's agricultural production (value of crops for market): 111191 — Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming
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Rice farming operations grow paddy or dryland rice on cultivated acreage, managing water control structures, levees, irrigation systems, and field flooding for paddy varieties. Operations typically involve heavy equipment for land preparation, planting, and harvesting, along with on-site grain storage in bins or dryers. Rice seed production may add seed conditioning and handling activities.
Questions to investigate
- How many acres are in rice production, and is any acreage used for rice seed production specifically?
- What on-farm storage capacity exists — grain bins, dryers, or warehouses — and what is the estimated value of stored grain at peak?
- Is aerial application used, and is it self-performed or contracted to a third party?
- What is the current MPCI coverage level and yield guarantee, and are there any recent claim years to be aware of?
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