Crop insurance and risk management topics dominated Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Ranking Member John Boozman praised the role of crop insurance, but has one worr”What I get concerned about are efforts to use the crop insurance program as a carrot or a payment delivery tool to try and get producers to adopt specific climate and conservation practices without regard to what is best for their individual operations.” USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie said the Risk Management provides rebates for cover crops, but that does not affect the actuarial soundness of the program.
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