Crop Insurance Earns Bipartisan Praise at Congressional Hearing
Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net and an invaluable risk management tool for America’s farmers. This message was underscored during a recent House Agriculture Subcommittee...
View ArticleFor America’s Farmers, Crop Insurance is First Line of Defense Against...
As farmers face increasing challenges due to climate change, the safety net provided by crop insurance is their first line of defense. This was one of the messages delivered last week at a panel...
View ArticleWhat Farmers Are Telling Congress About Crop Insurance
Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee invited various commodity groups to testify before the committee on Title I programs in the Farm Bill. This hearing kicked off the committee’s examination of...
View ArticlePresident’s Budget Recognizes Crop Insurance is Key to Farm Safety Net
The President this week released his proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget that fully funds the federal crop insurance program in recognition of the indispensable role that crop insurance plays in the...
View ArticleRisk Management Discussion Shines Spotlight on Crop Insurance
“I can honestly say I would not be sitting here if it was not for crop insurance,” wheat grower Nicole Berg recently told an audience in Washington, DC. Last year, Berg turned to crop insurance when...
View ArticlePrinciples for an Effective Farm Safety Net
Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net. But why is crop insurance such an effective tool for farmers to manage their risks and recover from crop losses? Modern crop insurance brings...
View ArticleHeard from the Field: Michigan Farmers Share Insights with Senate
Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee held its first field hearing in preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill. Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) traveled to...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Keeps Family Farms Alive
Jim Carroll, a fourth-generation farmer in Brinkley, Arkansas, is no stranger to the “bad times” that come with farming. Some years, it feels like he’s just trying to survive. That’s why Jim invests in...
View ArticleA Safety Net for our Food Supply and the Farm Economy
Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the American farm safety net. It protects the farmers who grow our food and fiber as well as the rural communities that rely on a thriving farm economy. Mike...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Protects Farmers from Sea to Shining Sea
As we celebrate America’s independence this weekend, let’s also take a moment to celebrate the incredible farmers and ranchers who feed America. Farmers are key to maintaining our freedom and our food...
View ArticlePeople Behind the Policies: Crop Insurance Agents Keep America Growing
We’ve been sharing the stories of the farmers who rely on crop insurance, but there’s another part of the equation that helps make crop insurance a success: private-sector agents. Before planting a...
View ArticleA Farm Disaster – Now What?
The unthinkable has happened and torrential rain has prevented a farmer from planting, or an unexpected hailstorm has destroyed a growing crop. Now what? Unlike other farm aid programs, crop insurance...
View ArticleAmerican Farmers Feed the World
“If you really want to get in the weeds or, in a lot of cases, in the dirt with crop insurance, you need to go out to the field.” National Crop Insurance Services recently did just that, traveling to...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Keeps Farmers Fighting
Weather is one of a farmers’ top concerns. Just enough sun and rain will power a plant, resulting in a good yield. But too much sun and not enough rain, or too much rain and not enough sun, and a...
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Farmers Praise Crop Insurance at Field Hearings
The House Agriculture Committee recently handed farmers in Minnesota and Ohio the microphone to ask them what rural America would like to see in the next Farm Bill. A common refrain? Protect crop...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Basics: Specialty Crops
When you think of farming, you might first think of fields of corn sprawled across the Midwest. But America’s farmers grow many different types of fruits and vegetables, requiring a crop insurance...
View Article“The Most Successful Thing We’ve Done in Agriculture”
Former Minnesota congressman Collin Peterson knows farm policy. As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Peterson played a key role in several Farm Bills. Peterson recently spoke at an...
View ArticleCelebrating America’s Farmers & the Policies that Protect Them
Brett Anderson walked the rows on his Michigan farm and inspected a strong crop of apples. He grabbed one and looked closer at a small indentation with an eye informed by 100 years of family...
View ArticleMichigan Crop Insurance Adjusters, Agents Play Key Role in Food Supply
Larry Westerhoven knows apples. As a crop insurance adjuster in Michigan, it’s his job to say what a crop is worth after hail or frost. “If a guy has problems with his crop, I go out and appraise it,”...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Earns Senate Praise
Crop insurance has earned the trust of America’s farmers, and on Thursday, it earned the praise of the Senate Agriculture Committee. A bipartisan group of senators commended the program during a Farm...
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