North Dakota Senator John Hoeven has support for his FARMER Act, which would help farmers ‘buy up’ to higher levels of crop insurance coverage and improve the Supplemental Coverage Option. Hoeven said crop insurance was designed for a state like Iowa with 99 small counties, all of which are a similar size. “In states like, I’ll just pick a few at random, North Dakota, Arkansas, and Texas, where you have big counties, that’s a problem,” said Hoeven. “I believe we can continue to work to improve crop insurance in that way from an actuarial standpoint. When you’re talking about the farmers’ #1 risk management tool, it’s paramount that we get that done to pass the farm bill.”
