Ohio Farmers Receive Significant Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…The crop insurance industry has paid over $517 million to the farmers in Ohio for losses due to crop loss or decrease in commodity prices for 2008, according to the most recent summary of business data released by the Risk Management Agency. “The amount of indemnities paid […]
South Dakota Farmers Receive Significant Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…The crop insurance industry has paid almost $396 million to the farmers in South Dakota for losses due to crop loss or decrease in commodity prices for 2008, according to the most recent summary of business data released by the Risk Management Agency. “The amount of indemnities […]
Texas Farmers Receive Significant Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…The crop insurance industry has paid over $763 million to the farmers in Texas for losses due to crop loss or decrease in commodity prices for 2008, according to the most recent summary of business data released by the Risk Management Agency. “The amount of indemnities paid […]
Crop Insurance Industry Donates Money to Hidden Harvest Charity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…The crop insurance industry presented a check for over $2,500 to the Hidden Harvest charity located in the Coachella Valley in southern California. The money was raised during the crop insurance industry’s annual convention in February. (Left to right) Randy Tronnes, Rural Community Insurance Services, Chairman of […]
Industry Opposes Proposed Cuts to Federal Crop Insurance Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2009 Further reductions will restrict access to producers and undermine the viability of the program OVERLAND PARK, KAN…The crop insurance industry is very concerned about how the Obama Administration’s proposed cuts to the crop insurance program would affect the farmers and ranchers it protects, and the private insurance companies […]
2008 Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments Near $6.5 Billion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…Because of droughts and flooding in parts of the country along with substantial price declines for corn and soybeans, indemnity payments on crop losses during the 2008 growing season reached nearly $6.5 billion in mid February with more claims yet to be processed. “All losses haven’t been […]
Judy Anderson Given Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, Kan — Judy Anderson, Rural Community Insurance Services, was presented with the Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award at the 2009 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention. This award is given to individuals who are directly involved in the Crop Insurance Industry and who consistently serve the Industry by providing […]
Ruth Gerdes Awarded the Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, Kan — Ruth Gerdes, Auburn Agency, is the recipient of the Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award in recognition for outstanding service and outreach to small, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers. Randy Tronnes, Chairman of the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Board of Directors, and Robert Parkerson, […]
Spring crop insurance deadline nears; No federal disaster aid without crop insurance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2009 March 16 is the deadline for farmers across the country to buy crop insurance on many spring planted crops. It is especially important this year because eligibility for federal crop disaster aid is now dependent upon having crop insurance. Any producer who wants to be eligible for the new […]
NCIS Launches New Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2009 Member-supported site will provide a resource to producers, government officials, journalists and those in the agricultural community OVERLAND PARK, Kan — National Crop Insurance Services, a trade association for the crop insurance industry, has launched a new website. The URL is: www.ncis.staging.wpengine.com The website is part of a new effort spearheaded […]
