Hobby Farmers

Coverage for Personal Use Farms

If you have a small farm with farm animals for personal use, then you may qualify for Colorado Farm Bureau® Insurance Company’s Country Home® account—specifically designed to protect our policyholders who have small ranches or farms (1-75 acres).

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What is Country Home?

Country Home insurance is not for insureds who make a profit from their farm activities. If you sell the goods and/or services of your livestock or farm animals, you would not qualify for the Country Home product—but you might qualify for our Ag Promise® product. 

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Country Home provides coverage for some risks that are normally excluded, if your residence property includes these types of additional exposures.

Acreage used for…

  • Pasture
  • Hay
  • Crops
  • Other agricultural use
  • Buildings and structures (for agricultural use)
  • Livestock
  • Mobile agricultural equipment
  • Tools and equipment used to maintain a residence with agricultural exposures

Coverage Options

  • Farm Property and Equipment

    Coverage options are available to protect your home, outbuildings, farm machinery, livestock, and farm equipment.

  • General Liability

    Farm liability coverage is also available to provide protection should someone be injured on the farm or injured by livestock and farm equipment on the road.

  • Other Specialized Farm Coverage

    To better meet your unique farming needs, we offer additional farm insurance coverage options:

    - Farm Environmental Liability Policy in case of accidental pollution

    - Cargo Policy to provide protection when transporting farm products

    - Livestock Mortality Policy to protect any animals you own

  • Farm Umbrella Policy

Automobile Coverage

Personal and commercial auto insurance policies are available for vehicles used on and off the farm. Coverage is available for tractor rigs used on the farm, farm-use dump trucks, and spreader trucks. Be sure to ask your agent about seasonal-use rates.

Additional Coverage

If you are a hobby farmer or rancher, Colorado Farm Bureau Insurance Company agents have access to a variety of coverage options including:

  • Personal Farm Liability – includes non-commercial activities
  • Farm or Equine Property – includes barns, stables, and tack
  • Farm Equipment – includes tractors, front end loaders, hay balers, and trailers

Small Farms Have Unique Needs

Contact your local agent to protect your barn, livestock, and equipment against the unexpected.