While Many Parts of the Country are Waterlogged, California Remains Locked in Drought
A quick look at the U.S. Drought monitor says it all. For the vast majority of the country, the years-long drought has been all but eliminated. A year ago, 13 percent of the contiguous U.S. was locked in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, the two most severe stages. All of this area was west of the […]
Crop Insurance in Action: Bill Christ, Metamora, Illinois
For those who have ever visited America’s Corn Belt, they know that the region has soil and climatic conditions for growing corn and soybeans. “And our farmers are hardworking, committed and driven to produce record crops every year,” notes farmer and crop insurance agent Bill Christ. In the past, when drought would occasionally come, “many […]
Keep Crop Insurance Affordable
Living through the drought of 2012 as an Illinois farmer gave me a whole new appreciation for risk management tools. There are things that farmers can do to try and deal with the curve balls served up by Mother Nature and with the ups and downs of market swings, but many things – like a […]
