As February closes, row crop farmers have their first major pricing benchmark for 2026, with federal crop insurance spring prices now finalized for corn, soybeans, and spring wheat. The numbers reveal ...
With the March 16 sign-up deadline approaching for 2026 spring-seeded crops, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) has reported record participation in US crop and livestock insurance for the 2025 ...
With the midterm elections behind us, momentum is building in Congress toward forthcoming discussions over the upcoming farm bill. A common refrain from many lobby groups is to “do no harm” to crop ...
Two major trends have defined the federal crop insurance program over the past 12 years: the replacement of farm yield–based insurance with farm revenue–based products and the explosion of area- and ...
As part of the latest deal to avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a yearlong extension of the 2018 farm bill, which expired earlier this year. And while bipartisanship in Washington can be ...
Crop insurance costs are rising, fueled by climate change. Yet little has changed in federal program
Federally subsidized crop insurance made record-high payouts last year. While climate change is making farming more risky, the federal program often shields producers at taxpayer expense. Some argue ...
A nonpartisan watchdog found that some farmers received more than $3 million in federal crop insurance subsidies and that much of the program’s funds were paid to insurance companies for ...
Federal crop insurance has undergone many revisions since its establishment by Congress 95 years ago, but its original intent to keep farmers on the land has remained steadfast. The Federal Crop ...
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks in Congress. In a historically unprecedented vote, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from the speakership in a putsch led by Representative Matt Gaetz ...
The Federal Crop Insurance Act, passed in 1938 initially was an experiment designed to help agriculture recover from the double whammy of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years. The act created the ...
With the March 16 sign-up deadline approaching for 2026 spring-seeded crops, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) has reported record participation in US crop and livestock insurance for the 2025 ...
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