Janet Haight & Gretchen Strasse, Crop Insurance Agents
Mark Sherry, Washington Wheat Farmer
Don and Beau Van Winkle, Wenatchee, WA
Insurance Caps Would Have Consequences for All Farmers
Means testing measures like adjusted gross income (AGI) limits would have unintended consequences for all farmers, warns Rodney Weinzierl.
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Farm Leaders Take to Newspaper Opinion Pages to Defend Crop Insurance
In the days surrounding the release of a proposed White House budget that includes cuts to crop insurance, farm leaders are taking to newspaper opinion pages across the country to defend the successful program.
“My life purpose is to farm.”
“One year of disaster and I figured out how important crop insurance is.” — Lynn Wilken, Farmer, Ashkum, Illinois
Crop Insurers Comment on President’s Proposed Budget
The American Association of Crop Insurers, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, and National Crop Insurance Services released the following joint statement in response to the White House’s proposed FY2018 budget.
Michiganders Tout Crop Insurance at Second Senate Farm Bill Hearing
Participants at the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry’s second Farm Bill field hearing stressed that with tough times hitting farm country in the form of catastrophic weather events and falling prices, farmers need a strong farm safety net more than ever. The field hearing was held at Michigan State University, Ranking Member […]
‘I’d rather not collect on crop insurance.’
“To critics I’d say take one year in my shoes, on a bad year, and see if you like crop insurance or not.” “I’d rather not collect on crop insurance.” – Mike Abbott
