Convo 33
Crop insurance “has come under unfair criticism. Those who report on it don’t understand it and its importance to the food supply.” He said it’s expensive to put a crop in the ground, and that a farmer could easily have half a million dollars at risk when “Mother Nature says you’re not going to have […]
Convo 32
The crop insurance program is very important to us and I don’t think there’s any better example of that than last year’s drought. On our farm in northwest Missouri we raised about half of what we anticipate raising.
Convo 31
We’ve paid about $17 billion in indemnities. I think that shows this program worked and it worked as it was intended. We got the money out to the producers and it’s going to help an awful lot of people stay in business that, had we not had a really good crop insurance, may not have […]
Convo 23
Crop insurance payments made a huge difference for many farmers that suffered drought losses. U.S. crop insurance is easy and a comprehensive marketing tool that protects against yield losses and price declines. The program works.
Crop Insurers Reassure Farmers as Drought Worsens
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, July 18, 2012 – As the drought spreads and attention turns to worsening crop conditions in farm country, the nation’s crop insurers today reassured farmers that companies will have the money necessary to quickly pay out claims in 2012, even amid record payouts last year. For every dollar of premium that insurance […]
Don’t Throw Specialty Crops Under the Bus
It’s wonderful to extol the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables, to urge them to be made more available in our schools and restaurant menus and to fight to better educate the public about the growing body of research that shows fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. But what about fighting for […]
Congress Looks to Take Another Bite Out of Farmer’s Crop Insurance
It’s not uncommon for a bank to ask for proof of insurance prior to lending you money. If the car, boat, or home for which you are seeking financing is destroyed, the bank needs some peace of mind that insurance will be there to cover the loss of its investment. Agricultural loans are no different—except those loans are much larger than the […]
