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PP Policy Change Praised

Published July 25, 2026

Farm groups are applauding USDA's decision to restore the five-percent Prevent Plant buy-up option after previously proposing its elimination. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Vice President Kyle Jore, who also works in crop insurance development for Watts and Associates, said the additional…

A Call-to-Action Over Loss of PP Buy-Up Option

Published January 19, 2026

The Risk Management Agency is taking public comments on its proposal to eliminate the five percent Prevented Plant buy-up option through January 27. The National Corn Growers Association and North Dakota Corn Growers Association have put out a call-to-action. With…

PP Acres Announced

Published September 14, 2025

In Friday’s report, USDA increased the number of prevented plant acres. For corn, PP acres went from 1.81 million acres in the previous report to 1.83 million. Soybean acreage increased from 1.19 million acres to 1.26 million. The wheat PP…

PP Decision Tool Available From NDSU

Published June 3, 2024

North Dakota State University Extension has developed a spreadsheet to help farmers analyze and make prevented-plant decisions. This program compares the economics of prevented planting with late planting of that crop or a switch to another crop. The Excel spreadsheet…

Idle PP Ground Remains Wet

Published April 2, 2021

According to the latest Drought Monitor, 47 percent of North Dakota is in extreme drought. That’s up from 27 percent last week. However, last year’s prevented plant ground remains wet. "The PP ground that did not grow anything other than…

Positive Farm Financials Heading into Spring

Published March 12, 2021

According to a new report from CoBank, farmers are in good financial shape heading into the spring planting season. Strong grain markets and sizable government support have resulted in an increase in net farm income. With prevented plant acres coming…

FSA Updates PP Acreage

Published September 14, 2020

A total of 10 million acres were reported as prevented plant acres nationwide this year. That’s half the level seen last year when PP acres set a record of 20 million acres. According to the Farm Service Agency, North Dakota…

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

Published May 18, 2020

In this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Advance Trading risk management advisor Tommy Grisafi looks at planting progress, crude oil values and the impact of prevented plant.

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…

Acreage Decisions in Flux

Published January 30, 2020

Corn and soybean acreage is expected to increase in the year ahead. NAU Country Vice President of Farm Services Rich Morrison says major changes could still happen. "Bean acres I expect to be at least 10 million (acres) higher and…

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PP Policy Change Praised

A Call-to-Action Over Loss of PP Buy-Up Option

PP Acres Announced

PP Decision Tool Available From NDSU

Idle PP Ground Remains Wet

Positive Farm Financials Heading into Spring

FSA Updates PP Acreage

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

PP Acres Top 19 Million

Acreage Decisions in Flux

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