Articles tagged under: crop insurance

Harvest Price Updated

Published November 1, 2022

The crop insurance harvest price for corn is $6.86 per bushel. That’s up 16 percent from the February discovery period. For soybeans, the harvest price is $13.81 per bushel. That’s down four percent from February. Both prices are the highest…
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Fielding Questions: A Look at Margin Protection

Published September 12, 2022

AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning takes a closer look at margin protection insurance. "This is a fairly new crop insurance program, coming out in 2016. It's gaining traction because of volatility in…
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Crop Insurance Agents Wrap Up Prevent Plant Claims

Published August 23, 2022

The spring of 2022 is one Dickey-Marion Insurance Agency President Gene Rode would like to forget. Nearly 20 inches of rain fell from late April to July 1. "Commodity prices were looking nice and yet the farmer's hands were tied…
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High Winds and Hail Move Through ND, MN Over Weekend

Published July 25, 2022

There's damage to buildings, trees and crops. Twitter photos posted by farmers show snapped and twisted corn stalks, lodged wheat and damaged soybean plants. "In the northern Red River Valley, there was light hail and it was spotty. The main…
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Crop Insurance Remains a Priority

Published July 3, 2022

The House Agriculture Committee is in the process of reviewing the current farm programs and preparing for the 2023 farm bill debate. Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach continues to hear from farmers about the importance of crop insurance. "We've got issues with…
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Vilsack to Hoeven: Happy to Provide Assistance Where It Makes Sense

Published May 26, 2022

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven followed up with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack on a request for support for Northern Plains farmers during Thursday's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. "Our proposal to you is through the Commodity Credit Corporation or one of…
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Communicate with Crop Insurance Agent

Published May 14, 2022

NAU Country Insurance Vice-President of Farm Services Rich Morrison recommends farmers stay in touch with their crop insurance agent about the planting situation. "If planting delays continue in the next three weeks, what choices do farmers have? I know farmers…
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Prevent Plant Possible

Published May 10, 2022

Northern Ag Incorporated crop insurance agent Jody Miller is getting questions about prevent plant from farmers in northwest Minnesota. By taking prevent plant, Miller says farmers can still plant a crop within a certain period of time, but farmers lose…
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Crop Insurance Targeted

Published April 21, 2022

The Natural Resources Defense Council is seeking changes to the crop insurance program. The environmental group wants farmers to be incentivized to improve soil health through lower premiums or a higher premium subsidy. The NRDC report also criticized the Actual…
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No Jail Time in MN Crop Insurance Case

Published April 4, 2022

A Lake Park, Minnesota farmer pleaded guilty to crop insurance fraud. Kevan Jon Nelson was sentenced to supervised release and ordered to pay fines and restitution of $570,000. Nelson has also agreed to forfeit eligibility for any USDA farm program…
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