Four Crop Insurance Industry Stalwarts Presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards
(SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.) – Kent Petersen, Hudson Crop Insurance, Robert Parkerson, ProAg Insurance, Russell Slade, Diversified Crop Insurance Services, and Charles “Chuck” Lassey, retired, were presented with a Crop Insurance Industry Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention. Tim Weber, Chairman of the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Board of Directors, and […]
Dan Carothers Receives Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award
(SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.) – Dan Carothers was the recipient of the 2014 National Crop Insurance Services Outstanding Service Award in recognition for outstanding service and outreach to small, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers. Tim Weber, Chairman of the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Board of Directors, and Tom Zacharias, President of NCIS, presented the award […]
Tom Vetter Receives NCIS Industry Leadership Award
(SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.) – Tom Vetter, ProAg Insurance, was presented with the 2014 National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Industry Leadership Award at the 2014 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 outstanding leadership through NCIS […]
Kenny Shock Receives NCIS Industry Leadership Award
(SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.) – Kenny Shock, Great American Insurance Company, was presented with the 2014 National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Industry Leadership Award at the 2014 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 outstanding leadership […]
2013: A Landmark Year for Farmers, Crop Insurance
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — On the heels of the 2012 drought, farmers turned to crop insurance in record numbers to protect their crops in 2013, according to data released today at a convention hosted by the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) and American Association of Crop Insurers. Notable crop insurance statistics for 2013: Farmers spent $4.5 […]
Senator Stabenow Calls Farm Bill Turning Point for Crop Insurance
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — On the heels of the 2014 Farm Bill becoming law, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) addressed the crop insurance industry yesterday and noted that crop insurance is now the centerpiece of U.S. farm policy. “Today, crop insurance is the foundation of this Farm Bill and the farm safety net,” Stabenow, […]
RMA Focuses On Farm Bill Implementation and Keeping Crop Insurance Strong
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Now that a new Farm Bill has been approved and crop insurance has emerged as the lynchpin of the farm safety net, the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is focused on quickly implementing the new law RMA Administrator Brandon Willis, who spoke today at the crop insurance industry’s annual convention, said cooperation […]
Farm Bill Proves Crop Insurance Popularity At All-Time High, Says Industry Leader
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Passage of the Farm Bill, which cemented crop insurance as the cornerstone of farm policy, proves that crop insurance’s popularity among farmers has reached an all-time high, said Tim Weber, Chairman of the American Association of Crop Insurers and National Crop Insurance Services. “If I had to sum up the story of […]
Senate Passes Farm Bill 68-32
February 4, 2014 American Association of Crop Insurers, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau and National Crop Insurance Services released this statement about today’s passage of the Senate Farm Bill. “We congratulate the Senate on its swift passage of the Farm Bill and know that America’s farmers appreciate the certainty it provides by ensuring a strong […]
New NCIS Video: Crop Insurance By The Numbers
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — As we continue pressing forward in the 2013 Farm Bill debate, the success of the crop insurance program and the benefit that it has had to the American taxpayer is the subject of a new NCIS video. “Over the last decade, overall taxpayer spending on farm policy as a whole has […]
