Learn how crop-hail insurance protects farmers against hail and fire damage, and discover its benefits compared to ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2025 crop year is March 17. It appears that the 2025 spring price for corn will be similar to 2024; however the soybean price will ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2024 crop year is March 15. The 2024 spring prices for corn and soybean will be reduced substantially from the base price levels ...

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program. Farming ...

A recent USDA statistic making the rounds suggests that only 13% of U.S. farms purchase crop insurance. This figure is being cited by critics of crop insurance, particularly those interested in ...

Boosted by the popularity of forage policies, crop insurance coverage exceeded 500 million acres in 2023, marking the highest level ever. Enrollment in crop insurance has surged 85% since 2016, ...

As a ranch kid from Montana, I experienced the hard work that goes into feeding America and the world. In the years since, I’ve spent a career in the agriculture industry, pushing for policies to help ...

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 ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Natural disasters, changing markets and varied input costs impose risk on farmers and their operations. A crop insurance expert said programs including Title 1 of the farm bill and ...