Under Secretary Scuse Commends Crop Insurance Providers for a Job Well Done
(INDIAN WELLS, CALIF) – Last year’s drought put the country’s crop insurance system to the test, but the public-private partnership passed with flying colors, USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse said today at the 2013 crop insurance annual conference. During the disaster, Scuse traveled across rural America and gave farmers business cards with instruction to call […]
Farm Leaders Again Urge ‘Do No Harm’ to Crop Insurance; Reaffirm Crop Insurance as a ‘Top Priority’ in Farm Bill
(INDIAN WELLS, Calif.) — Echoing the same message heard throughout the halls of Congress last year, a panel of farm leaders urged Congress to “do no harm” to crop insurance in the upcoming Farm Bill and to remember that crop insurance is a top priority for most of America’s farmers. Robbie Minnich,senior government relations representative […]
Three Year Drought Continues to Stalk Farm Country; Maps Show Dramatic Progression
The area of the continental U.S. plagued by drought has more than doubled since February 2011, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Even more disturbingly, the portion of the country locked in a level of drought considered “severe, extreme, or exceptional” has increased by more than 400 percent over that same period of time, according […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Trent Patterson, Lake County, Tennessee
For Trent Patterson, 2012 was a very dry year. Drought parched much of Tennessee, where he farms about 4,500 acres planted to cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat. The drought forced farmers like Patterson to switch crops from the flagship cotton to soybeans, which requires less agricultural inputs. With crop insurance as part of most farmers’ […]
Crop Insurance Wins High Praise from Farmer Leaders
(INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.) Farmer leaders from across the country yesterday called crop insurance their “most important risk management tool” and said it is essential to keep agriculture strong and bring young farmers into an aging business. Curt Friesen, a member of the Nebraska Corn Board, said his son-in-law, who is currently a university teacher, is […]
The Truth Could Set Us Free; If They’d Print It
The ongoing discussions about resolving our national debt continues to provide plenty of fuel for those who wanted to torch a key aspect of farm policy, crop insurance. The New York Times came out swinging against crop insurance – again – with a January 15 article that led “the worst drought in 50 years could […]
