Articles tagged under: Martin Barbre
Barbre Recommends More Farmers Serve at USDA
Published November 30, 2020
In the current administration, key USDA agency leads are farmers. That includes Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre. The past four years helping other farmers navigate crop insurance is the opportunity of a lifetime for Barbre. "When I got to…Higher Prevent Plant Acreage in 2019 Brings Changes for 2021
Published October 21, 2020
The USDA says there are 10.2 million prevent plant acres across the country this year as of October 1, with North Dakota contributing about one-third of those acres. The prevent plant situation is much better than last year, but USDA…Prevent Plant Acre Increase Prompts Haying/Grazing Adjustment
Published August 18, 2020
The USDA's Risk Management Agency is allowing earlier haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant acres for portions of the Dakotas. A backlog in livestock due to the COVID-19 pandemic and large amounts of prevent plant acres in…PP Acres Top 19 Million
Published February 19, 2020
Nationwide, farmers filed prevented plant claims on 19.1 million acres for indemnities of $4.3 billion. Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbree spoke to the Crop Insurance Industry Convention, saying South Dakota had the largest number of PP acres at 3.9…Local Farmers Discuss Quality Challenges at USDA
Published February 2, 2020
USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey, Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and local farmers met in Washington D.C. last week to discuss updates to crop insurance and disaster aid. Quality problems challenged North Dakota…Crop Insurance Premiums Due Jan. 31
Published January 16, 2020
USDA's Risk Management Agency is reminding farmers that crop insurance premiums are due January 31. Accrual of interest had been deferred for the 2019 crop year. "The reason why the agency is making a big deal right now is because…Barbre Clarifies One Detail on Top Up Payments
Published November 21, 2019
With record prevented plant claims this year, the disaster bill allowed the Risk Management Agency to top up payments 10 to 15 percent depending on the policy. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, RMA Administrator Martin Barbre…Sugarbeet Industry Seeks Crop Insurance Changes
Published November 21, 2019
Wet weather impacted sugarbeet harvest across the country. That's why American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice-President and General Counsel Scott Herndon says crop insurance is crucial to growers this year. "We have a good working relationship with the Risk Management Agency…Questions on Crop Insurance Come from ND Farmers
Published November 12, 2019
Meeting with North Dakota farmers, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre fielded questions on prevent plant, revenue protection and quality discounts. "We're looking for ways to make sure quality discounts don't impact Actual Production History going forward." Barbre says…