cropinsurance

Farmers in Northern Plains states and parts of the Corn Belt will lose the prospect of larger potential payouts under prevented planting claims following a crop-insurance change announced earlier this…

by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor   OMAHA (DTN) — The Trump administration is proposing dramatic cuts to the farm safety net in the president's first budget plan being delivered…

  BILLINGS, MT (September 15, 2016) – Crop insurance is a big issue in today’s Agricultural industry; especially federal crop insurance. But today farmers and ranchers have a new crop…

The share of U.S. cropland insured has increased from less than 30 percent in the early 1990s to nearly 90 percent-299 million acres-in 2015.  Passage of the Federal Crop Insurance…

    New Orleans, LA (March 3, 2016) – In February, the White House budget proposal for 2016 was released and included were cuts to crop insurance under the argument…

The Montana Farm Bureau is closely following the “Rural Route to the White House,” U.S. presidential election coverage produced and distributed by Agri-Pulse. The American Farm Bureau is officially the…

  by Jacqui Fatka, Feedstuffs   The budget bill passed last month contained $3 billion in cuts to the crop insurance program, with promises to fix the cut in passage…

Helena, Mont. – Recent severe weather with hail has impacted farmers in the north-central regions of the state.  Some areas reported up to golf ball sized hail that completely decimated…

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA…

by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor Sen. Jeff Flake continues going after crop insurance with his plan to cut the Harvest Price Option. The Arizona Republican released a parody…