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Jim Vann

Jim Vann

CEO of WSR Insurance, the exclusive insurance provider of the California Cattlemen's Association, and a fifth-generation cattle rancher specializing in agribusiness and ranch insurance.

Sep 7, 2026

13:11
So if you skipped ahead and you didn't get in the past, you need to listen up.
13:17
Yeah, and I think one of the things, even for our own customer base, and if you're listening to this and you have a ranch off to the side that we said, hey, let's not focus on that ranch because you have other ranches that are better.
13:28
just remind us, we need to look at those ranches again, just to make sure we're doing a proper job for you.
13:33
Yes, it might not have worked in the old system, but today it may work really well.
13:38
So to kind of get to some of the big changes real quick, so don't fast forward.
13:43
What ended up happening was, They changed the data set from CPC to NCEI data.
13:50
So think of this as the old system was a straight line system.

18 MINS LATER

32:14
But before we let you two go, Jim and Matt, is there anything else on your mind or that WSR is watching on the radar when it comes to California agriculture or just our listeners that you think they should know about or in the insurance market you think our producers should be paying attention to? I know we covered the market and the weather, and that's the two things cattlemen like to talk about most.

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