The Midwest Council on Agriculture is promoting a plan to provide more premium support for crop insurance at the 80 and 85 percent levels of coverage. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Howard Olson sees a benefit for farmers of the region. “Most of the farmers in our area are at 75 percent lower coverage levels and it’s because those 80 and 85 percent (coverage levels) are just too expensive to make that next jump,” explained Olson. “If we can increase the premium support and get more farmers insured at 80 and 85 percent coverage levels, we may be able to cut down on some of the need for the ad hoc disaster programs.” North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is working on this proposal and hopes to get it in the new farm bill.
