Articles tagged under: crop insurance
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…New Crop Insurance Proposal Advanced
Published August 23, 2023
The Midwest Council on Agriculture has endorsed a crop insurance proposal that would make higher coverage levels more affordable. It would increase the premium support for revenue protection on the 80 and 85 percent coverage levels. "It makes a big…Crop Insurance Targeted in New Bill
Published July 24, 2023
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and Oregon Representative Andrea Salinas have introduced legislation that would gut the crop insurance program. This bill seeks a renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement focusing crop insurance on farms of 180 acres or less.…Crop Insurance Favored Over Ad Hoc Disaster Bills
Published June 28, 2023
According to House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, 80 percent of the money spent on agriculture over the last five years has been outside of the 2018 farm bill. That includes disaster relief, trade mitigation assistance and COVID money.…Prevented Planting Reminders
Published May 26, 2023
Countryside Insurance Agency owner Jennifer Otteson says prevent plant acres should be lower than last year in the Red River Valley. That doesn't mean there aren't some wet spots. “As you go west out of the Valley and get more…Corn Growers Testify on Farm Bill Priorities
Published May 8, 2023
National Corn Growers Association First Vice President Harold Wolle testified about the importance of protecting crop insurance programs in farm bill hearing this past week with the U.S. Senate Ag Subcommittee on Nutrition and Forestry. “Our farm bill recommendations seek…NDGGA Talks Crop Insurance on Capitol Hill
Published March 2, 2023
A North Dakota Grain Growers Association Fly-in to Washington, D.C. focused on pesticides regulations, trade, crop insurance and more. NDGGA President Ed Kessel said it was noted that moving the crop insurance payment date would better align with the marketing…Fielding Questions
Published February 27, 2023
The Fielding Questions podcast is a presentation of AgCountry Farm Credit Services and the Red River Farm Network. The crop insurance deadline is fast approaching. The Supplemental Coverage Option and Enhanced Coverage Option are outlined in this podcast, featuring AgCountry…