NCIS Responds to OIG Prevented Planting Report

Contact Laurie Langstraat, 913-685-2767 The following statement regarding the USDA/OIG report “RMA: Controls Over Prevented Planting” should be attributed to Tom Zacharias, president, National Crop Insurance Services. “Prevented planting is a potentially devastating situation which is why many farmers purchase crop insurance to help mitigate the risk. It is important that preventing planting coverage provisions […]

NCIS Responds to Bloomberg News Series on Crop Insurance

Contact Laurie Langstraat, 913-685-2767 The following statement should be attributed to Tom Zacharias, president, National Crop Insurance Services, in response to the Bloomberg News series on crop insurance: “Over the last decade, elected officials, financial institutions, farm leaders and farmers have reached a general consensus that crop insurance is the best risk management tool available. […]