Articles tagged under: crop insurance
Tronson Sentenced
Published March 15, 2024
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte sentenced Buxton, North Dakota farmer Darren Wade Tronson to one year of supervised probation. In addition, Tronson must forgo a $272,000 crop insurance indemnity payment for 2019, pay $10,000 in restitution in connection…Preparing for the ’24 Cropping Season
Published March 3, 2024
Premium Ag Solutions held its Ag Day in Hitterdal on Thursday. Ag Day is an opportunity to get prepared for spring. Owner Beau Jacobson said that includes everything from checking equipment ahead of planting to finalizing crop insurance decisions. “There’s…Spring Price Discovery Period Wraps Up
Published March 1, 2024
USDA's Federal Crop Revenue calculations for the crop insurance price were determined in February. The average December corn price was $4.66 per bushel, down $1.25 from last year. With a national five-year average yield and an 85 percent revenue policy,…Crop Insurance Changes
Published February 9, 2024
One of the biggest crop insurance changes for 2024 is for sugarbeet growers. The early harvest allowance is now an option that would need to be elected by March 15. "There are some changes with that, they changed the threshold…New Crop Insurance Option for Beet Growers
Published February 9, 2024
Sugarbeet growers have had an early harvest crop insurance adjustment since 2019. AgriLogic Consulting President Clif Parks says this mandatory adjustment is being converted to an optional format. "So essentially making it an option where one grower can select it…Strengthening Crop Insurance
Published December 11, 2023
During the House Agriculture Committee Member Day, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach testified in support of a strong crop insurance program as a way to save on ad hoc disaster assistance. “I believe there’s an important opportunity to address this in…Crop Insurance Will Likely be Triggered
Published November 4, 2023
The crop insurance harvest prices were determined in October. Ihry Insurance agent Reed Ihry is expecting crop insurance payments to be triggered in some counties. “Just on a 75 or 80 percent coverage level, if you had any kind of…Waiting for Final Harvest Price
Published October 10, 2023
Harvest season is progressing rapidly and some areas with variable crop conditions could be dealing with a different crop insurance situation than recent years. MinnStar Bank Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse says even if yields are above actual production history…Crop Insurance Critics Seek Change
Published September 29, 2023
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer and South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman have introduced a bill requiring USDA to publicly disclose the names of the farmers receiving crop insurance payments and the amount received. If this bill passed, crop insurance payments would…