Affordability of Crop insurance Policies Focus of New Video
Crop insurance policies must remain affordable for farmers and ranchers or the entire farm safety net will fail, crop insurance providers said today in a new educational video. Farmers help fund current farm policy by spending approximately $4 billion a year out of their own pockets on crop insurance policies and by shouldering a portion […]
Specialty Crop Growers, Organic Farmers, Ranchers Can Now Purchase the Protection of Crop Insurance
Growers of fruits and vegetables, as well as organic farmers and ranchers, will now be able to purchase the protection of crop insurance with Whole-Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance policies, announced recently by USDA. The new policy is available for the 2015 crop year. “USDA is committed to making crop insurance available and affordable to […]
Previous Droughts Taught Illinois Farmers How To Manage Risk
Some have said that there is no better place on earth to farm corn than in America’s Corn Belt. Our soil and climatic conditions for growing corn and soybeans are among the best on earth, and our farmers are hardworking, committed and driven to produce record crops every year. And in some years, they do. […]
