Articles tagged under: crop insurance
Environmental Working Group Would Like Crop Insurance to Require Climate Smart Practices
Published January 28, 2022
A new analysis from the Environmental Working Group reports more than $143.5 billion in federal crop insurance payments were made to farmers from 1995 to 2020, but USDA didn't require farmers to adapt to climate change or reduce greenhouse gas…AgCountry Fielding Questions: Crop Insurance
Published January 14, 2022
Farmers are making preparations for their 2022 crop year. With that comes decisions on the type of crop insurance policy that is right for them. AgCountry Insurance Specialist Joel Lysne discusses multi-peril crop insurance on this edition of the Fielding…Fielding Questions
Published December 13, 2021
In the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Insurance Specialist Joel Lysne talks about managing risk through multi-peril crop insurance. Every farmer has a different tolerance for risk. Coverage levels have changed in recent years and Lysne discusses that and more in…Fall Crop Insurance Values Finalized
Published November 1, 2021
With the turn of the calendar, the fall insurance price discovery period is complete. The final reference price is $5.37 per bushel for corn and $12.30 per bushel for soybeans. That compares to a spring price of $4.58 per bushel…Plea Deal Granted in Crop Insurance Fraud Case
Published October 26, 2021
A northwest Minnesota farmer has pled guilty to crop insurance fraud. Kevan Jon Nelson will pay nearly $550,000 in restitution to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. With the plea agreement, Nelson could face 21-to-27 months in prison and fines of…NW MN Farmer to Plead Guilty for Crop Insurance Fraud
Published October 18, 2021
A Lake Park, Minnesota farmer has agreed to plead guilty to crop insurance fraud. A plea agreement teleconference hearing for Kevan Nelson is scheduled to take place today. The Department of Justice alleges Nelson falsely reported losses in 2018 and…Fielding Questions: Timely Crop Insurance Claims
Published October 4, 2021
In the Red RIver Farm Network/AgCountry Farm Credit Services' Fielding Questions podcast, we hear from AgCountry vice president of insurance and commodity marketing Rob Fronning. Fronning outlines the importance of filing crop insurance claims on a timely basis. Listen here.Sunflower Industry Seeks Updates to Crop Insurance
Published October 1, 2021
Earlier this year, the Risk Management Agency started offering crop insurance enterprise units by crop type for wheat, peas, lentils and dry beans. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken would like to see this extended to sunflowers. "We have…Felony Charges for False Crop Insurance Claim
Published September 28, 2021
A Lake Park, Minnesota farmer has been charged with falsely making crop insurance claims. Kevan Nelson reported crop losses due to excessive moisture in Becker and Clay counties for 2018 and 2019. Kevan reportedly received nearly $550,000 in fraudulent payments.…