Wheat Growers Voice Support for Crop Insurance
Opponents of agriculture recently gathered in Washington, D.C., to strategize for ways to dismantle farm policies in the upcoming Farm Bill. Crop insurance was among their targets – specifically making insurance protection less affordable and available to farmers, and less economically viable for the private sector to deliver. Many agriculture groups, including the National Association […]
Guest Editorials Stress Importance of Crop Insurance to Nation’s Farmers
As Farm Bill discussions continue, so do the misguided attacks on America’s farm policy. But the ag community is making its voice heard, taking to newspaper opinion pages across the country to stress the indispensable role crop insurance plays in helping American farmers provide affordable food for America and the world. Dorian Culver, a soybean […]
Texas and Minnesota Farmers Praise Crop Insurance During Listening Sessions
The House Agriculture Committee has been crisscrossing the country this summer to visit with farmers and ranchers about their priorities in the upcoming Farm Bill. These listening sessions have been extensive, and Committee members have touted their usefulness. Following the most recent forum in California this week, Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) addressed the sugar industry’s […]
ICYMI: US farmers rely on crop insurance
By: Rex Williamson Published in The Columbus Dispatch July 26, 2017 My family has been in agriculture in northwest Ohio for generations. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and dad farmed. I followed in their footsteps. It was a great blessing. We were taught to love and appreciate hard work, and we learned to work as a family. […]
ICYMI: This much is certain: For farmers, crop insurance is essential
There are a number of certainties in life. I know, for example, that every morning on my farm, the sun will rise in the east, and that every evening it will dip beneath the west horizon. And we know Iowa summers will be warm, the winters will be harsh and when the soil has thawed, […]
Farmer’s Daughter USA: Crop Insurance Vital to Keeping Family Farm Afloat This Year
In a blog post appearing in Ag Daily, Farmer’s Daughter USA founder Amanda Zaluckyj shines light on the critical role crop insurance has played in keeping her family’s southwest Michigan farm afloat in 2016— one of those years where “everything just seems to go wrong.” Zaluckyj says the problems on her family’s farm started early […]
What They are Saying About Crop Insurance
With 297 million acres of farmland covered by crop insurance, this risk management tool has become an integral part of the farm safety net for American producers. Policies are available for more than 120 crops for farmers of all operation sizes in all states. This is a fact that farmers, policymakers, lenders, and other agricultural […]
ICYMI: Farm policy, crop insurance wise investments for all Americans
Although I was born and raised on a farm, the standing rule in our house was I had to spend two years after college pursuing other things. This was not to discourage me from continuing the family farming tradition. Rather, my father wanted to make certain I knew what kind of life I was signing […]
Crop Insurance is a ‘Well-Run’ Public-Private Partnership
The role of federal crop insurance has grown significantly through the years and it is now the key risk management tool for farmers all across the country. With this greater role comes a greater responsibility to ensure the program is working as efficiently and effectively as possible. Part of this responsibility includes making certain that […]
CROP INSURANCE IN ACTION: Greg Wegis, Bakersfield, California
Greg Wegis’ great-grandfather established their multi-generational farm in the early 1900s and the have been farming in Bakersfield, California ever since. Wegis grows almonds, pistachios, tomatoes, corn, wheat, alfalfa and cherries and he plans to start growing table grapes in the near future. “I have a passion for what I do,” Wegis said. “Being raised […]
