Articles tagged under: crop insurance

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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ARC/PLC Deadline Approaches

Published March 10, 2022

The ARC-PLC enrollment and crop insurance deadline is Tuesday. "We're just trying to get our producers in and explain how you go through the quote for 2022 and discuss how to best protect their assets for the growing season," said…
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Plea Entered in Crop Insurance Fraud Case

Published March 4, 2022

Washburn, North Dakota farmer Kevin Pfaff has entered a not guilty plea to charges of crop insurance fraud. Pfaff allegedly misrepresented crop losses for crop insurance benefits from 2017-to-2020. A trial is now scheduled to begin April 19.
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Crop Insurance Deadlines Approaching

Published February 25, 2022

Northern Ag Inc. owner and market analyst Jody Miller says the run-up in commodity prices will affect crop insurance coverage levels. "With these higher prices, we've got quite a bit higher coverage levels available this year which also brings higher…
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