Articles tagged under: crop insurance

Crop Insurance Changes Recommended

Published February 20, 2023

The Government Accountability Office has released two reports dealing with crop insurance. One report was requested by Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and recommends climate-resilient farming practices be required to receive crop insurance benefits. The other GAO report calls for a…
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A Possible Farm Bill Budget Squeeze

Published February 13, 2023

The farm bill was top-of-mind at this past week’s Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau annual meeting. Deputy Executive Director Tara Smith says one overriding concern is the budget. "We saw this when you look at the '14 farm bill process where…
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Crop Insurance Flexibility

Published February 13, 2023

The Stage 1 crop insurance guarantee has returned for sugarbeet growers this year. At the Countryside Insurance Agency Farmer Update Meeting, owner Jennifer Otteson said additional coverage may be necessary. “If your cause of loss is before July 1, you…
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Crop Insurance and Climate

Published February 10, 2023

Crop insurance and risk management topics dominated Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Ranking Member John Boozman praised the role of crop insurance, but has one worr"What I get concerned about are efforts to use the crop insurance program as a…
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Ag Issues at the Forefront for Fischbach

Published January 2, 2023

Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is preparing for the farm bill debate. "We have to protect the risk management programs, the sugar program, which is very important in my district, and making sure we are maintaining a reliable, sustainable disaster relief…
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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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