Crop Insurance Helps State Farmers Through Bad Years
By TOM MARCH | OP-ED For fresh fruits and vegetables, there has been a recent convergence of trends and preferences that bode well for the industry. The first is the federal government’s decision to ensure that more fresh fruits and vegetables are consumed in school meal programs, which will expose children who otherwise have limited […]
Crop Insurance Costs Americans Two Cents Per Meal, According to CBO Data
Americans will spend ONLY two cents per meal on crop insurance – the risk management tool most used by farmers to protect themselves from the whims of Mother Nature – through FY 2023, according to CBO’s latest 10-year budget projections. That figure is up from one cent per meal, which was the average cost for […]
Good Farming Practices Aren’t Always Enough
It is hard to talk about the state of Alabama without mentioning agriculture. Alabama boasts more than 48,000 farms, covering roughly 28 percent of the state. But being a farmer in the Deep South – given our weather patterns – is like owning an unpredictable dog. One day it loves you, the next day, it […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Keith Miller, Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, Kansas, farmer Keith Miller looks at the big picture. Crop insurance, he declared, is not just an agricultural safety net for the farming community. It is an economic imperative. “I do feel that the general public doesn’t understand that 95 percent of all farmers are trying to do the right thing,” he said. […]
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After two years without rain, Kansas producers are dealing with a severe drought. It is critical that risk management tools like crop insurance are in place to make certain the United States remains the most food-secure country in the world. Crop insurance is an example of a public-private partnership that uses taxpayers’ dollars wisely and […]
Total Farm Safety Net Spending Drops By Two-Thirds as More Farmers Purchase Crop Insurance
Total government spending on farm safety net programs – including all commodity programs and crop insurance – dropped by two-thirds from fiscal years 2000 to 2012, according to data provided by USDA and the Congressional Budget Office. The reduction took place as spending on commodity programs – including direct, counter-cyclical, loan deficiency and other payments […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Bing Von Bergen, Moccasin, Montana
Bing Von Bergen is not only the president and acting CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers, he’s a third-generation Montana wheat farmer who has seen all kinds of weather over the years. “Last year, parts of the nation had the worst drought since the ‘Dirty 30s,” he said, recalling the name given the […]
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Crop insurance is the single most important risk management tool available to farmers today.
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Crop insurance has prevented lots of farm stress that would have occurred without it.
Crop Insurance Is Critical to Michigan’s Specialty Crop Industry
By Steve Umlor 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 […]
