. Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) and Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) are new crop insurance options, which are … designed to protect farmers from shallow losses. STAX is only available for upland cotton producers, while SCO is available for … examined producer welfare benefits of alternative combinations of underlying yield or revenue insurance coverage and STAX or …

and the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) for cotton producers is discussed. An illustrative example is provided … information on STAX calculations and a STAX payment calculator is included to assist with the development of Extension programs …

Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) or the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX). Both products are similar to the Group Risk Income … from the STAX or SCO programs will be important for cotton producers. For this study, average direct payments and counter …-cyclical payments over the 2002–2011 time period were compared to potential STAX and SCO payments for several Oklahoma and Texas …