Real farm experience. Straightforward crop insurance.
Copello Crop Insurance Agency, Inc. in Linden, CA protects growers across the Central Valley, from the Delta and San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced to Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kern, plus the Sacramento Valley and the Central Coast. We cover everything from Multi-Peril Crop Insurance to Crop-Hail, with hands-on farming experience and personal, direct service.
Local coverage, built around your operation
Based in Linden, California, in the heart of San Joaquin County, Copello Crop Insurance Agency, Inc. works directly with growers to put together coverage that fits their crops, their acreage, and their risk — not a one-size-fits-all policy.
Owner Max Copello works with growers throughout the Central Valley on the walnuts, cherries, grapes, and row crops that define this region, walking through options in plain language and handling the paperwork that comes with sales closing dates, acreage reporting, and claims.
Long before he was an agent, Max was a farmer — growing cherries, walnuts, almonds, and wine grapes and carrying crop insurance himself. That experience on the other side of the policy shaped what he brings to this work: he learned firsthand what growers actually want and need from their coverage, and now he gets to provide it every day.
Serving growers from the Sacramento Valley to Kern County and the Central Coast
Our office is in Linden, in San Joaquin County. We write crop insurance across three California regions. See the map →
Northern California
Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, Sutter, Yuba, Placer, Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Tehama and Shasta counties
Counties & crops →Central Valley
San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties
Counties & crops →Central Coast
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Santa Cruz counties
Counties & crops →A direct line to the person handling your policy
Max Copello
Max is a third-generation farmer who spent 15 years growing cherries, wine grapes, almonds, walnuts, and apples before leading the crop insurance division at a national agency for five years. In 2025 he founded Copello Crop Insurance Agency to bring that same hands-on understanding of risk directly to growers. He's licensed to sell and service crop insurance in California and Nevada.
The crops and country we know firsthand
A look at a few operations Copello Crop Insurance Agency works with across the Central Valley — from tomatoes and rice, to orchards, vineyards, other row crops.
Photography: Mitchell Yerxa Photography and Max Copello.
Programs we help growers navigate
Yield & Revenue Protection
Federally subsidized coverage protecting against yield and revenue loss from a wide range of natural causes — drought, excess moisture, hail, wind, and more.
Hail Damage Coverage
Private supplemental coverage specifically for hail damage, often added on top of MPCI for extra protection during the growing season.
Rainfall-Index Coverage
Rainfall-index coverage designed for growers of hay, pasture, and forage acreage.
Whole-Operation Coverage
A single policy covering revenue across the entire farm operation — well suited to diversified or specialty crop growers.
Single-Risk Protection
Coverage tailored to a specific risk relevant to your operation, where a named-peril policy fits better than broader programs.
SCO: Deductible Coverage
County-based add-on that covers part of your MPCI deductible, now with an 80% premium subsidy. How it works →
ECO: Coverage up to 95%
Area coverage above SCO, up to 90% or 95% of expected county yield or revenue. Now available for almonds, walnuts and grapes. How it works →
Not Sure What You Need?
Most growers carry a mix of programs. Reach out and we'll walk through what fits your crops and acreage.
Sales closing dates for California crops
Every insurable crop has a signup deadline — the “sales closing date” — set by the USDA Risk Management Agency. These are the standard California dates; find your crop below, or see coverage details by crop.
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HoursMonday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM
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Send a note with your crop, acreage, and county, and the agency will follow up to put together coverage options.
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