2013: A Landmark Year for Farmers, Crop Insurance
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — On the heels of the 2012 drought, farmers turned to crop insurance in record numbers to protect their crops in 2013, according to data released today at a convention hosted by the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) and American Association of Crop Insurers. Notable crop insurance statistics for 2013: Farmers spent $4.5 […]
Farm Bill Reduces the Deficit, Boosts Crop Insurance
What started off two and half years ago as an attempt to craft a Farm Bill with bold deficit reductions in mind became the new North star of U.S. agriculture policy last week when President Obama signed The Agriculture Act of 2014 into law at Michigan State University. The law marks a dramatic turning point […]
RMA Focuses On Farm Bill Implementation and Keeping Crop Insurance Strong
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Now that a new Farm Bill has been approved and crop insurance has emerged as the lynchpin of the farm safety net, the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is focused on quickly implementing the new law RMA Administrator Brandon Willis, who spoke today at the crop insurance industry’s annual convention, said cooperation […]
Farm Bill Proves Crop Insurance Popularity At All-Time High, Says Industry Leader
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Passage of the Farm Bill, which cemented crop insurance as the cornerstone of farm policy, proves that crop insurance’s popularity among farmers has reached an all-time high, said Tim Weber, Chairman of the American Association of Crop Insurers and National Crop Insurance Services. “If I had to sum up the story of […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Russ Mauch, Mooreton, North Dakota
“If you’re not a risk taker with an incredibly optimistic view of life and a deep belief in your own potential as a businessman, then you better not think about wanting to become a farmer,” says Russ Mauch, past president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association and a sugarbeet farmer . Mauch is a second-generation […]
The California Deep Freeze: Thankfully Local Farmers Purchased Crop Insurance
Weeks before the Midwest, Northeast and South went through their historic early January deep freeze, the citrus industry in California’s San Joaquin Valley experienced a record early cold snap – weeks before Christmas – that had many of the state’s fruit and vegetable growers reeling. This was the longest cold spell California has had this […]
Crop Insurance Is Critical to Michigan’s Specialty Crop Industry
The affordability and bounty of the American food system did not occur by happenstance. It took wise policies supported by dedicated officials, hardworking farmers willing to risk their fortunes and a first-rate transportation and distribution system. Many of the policies that underpin food production chiefly support the major food and feed commodities like corn, wheat […]
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Given our new ‘normal’ characterized by volatility everywhere-in weather, markets and regulation-farmers would struggle without access to crop insurance, a vital tool for rural America and the new face of farm policy.
Former USDA Chief Economist Details Growing Popularity of Crop Insurance
Crop insurance continues to grow in popularity, with 90 percent of planted cropland being protected by crop insurance in 2013, former USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins told Agri-Pulse radio host Ken Root during a recent interview on “Open Mic.” Root asked Collins why he had decided to return to working on crop insurance after his […]
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Crop insurance is a partnership between the farmer, the government and the insurance company. The farmer pays some and the government pays some and this benefits the entire economy and the entire country.
