House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Told ‘Outstanding Success Story’ of Crop Insurance
(WASHINGTON) — Crop insurance has become the powerful risk management tool that Congress designed it to be, garnering widespread support from all segments of agriculture, banking and most importantly, farmers, said Ruth Gerdes during her testimony today to the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. “The growth of Federal Crop Insurance is […]
NCIS Unveils Second in Video Series, Spotlight On Texas Drought
(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) — As the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management prepares to hold a hearing later this week, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released the second in an ongoing series of educational videos on crop insurance. This video puts a sharp focus on the risk that Texas farmers […]
NCIS Unveils First in Series of Videos On Nuts and Bolts of Crop Insurance
(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) — National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released a new educational video on crop insurance – what it is, how it works and why it has become the risk management tool of choice for America’s farmers. The video, titled “Crop Insurance 101,” is the first in a series that will be released […]
Crop Insurance Leader Urges Congress to Do No Harm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2012 (WASHINGTON) — “How crop insurance emerges from the 2012 Farm Bill process will hold major ramifications for this risk management program and for America’s farmers and ranchers who have come to rely on it,” Steve Rutledge today told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Rutledge, who spoke […]
Crop Insurance Claims Break $10 Billion Barrier, Farmers Gear Up for 2012 Planting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2012 (OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) — For the first time in history, crop insurance indemnities to farmers and ranchers have exceeded $10.08 billion to cover agricultural losses, underscoring last year’s high crop values and volatile weather. This figure will likely climb as more than an estimated five percent of the claims […]
Miss America 2011 Brings National Focus to Crop Insurance Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2012 (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Commenting that while her reign as Miss America has ended, her passion for agriculture continues on, Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan, addressed the annual meeting of the crop insurance industry today and assured attendees that her heart still remains in rural America. “This is one of […]
After Successful 2011, What’s Next for Crop Insurance?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2012 (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — With a record $9.7 billion in indemnities already paid out on 2011 damages, and farmers preparing to plant another impressive crop just months after one of the worst weather years in U.S. history, the current crop insurance system is earning high praise from agricultural leaders and […]
2011 Indemnity Payments Eclipse $9 billion, Set New Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2012 (Overland Park, Kansas, January 24, 2012) For the first time in history, indemnity payments surpassed the $9 billion mark, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) said today, noting that payments made to farmers for damages to the 2011 crop would continue to climb. From historic droughts in the Plains to […]
In response to the Deficit Reduction Plan unveiled today by President Obama, Tom Zacharias, President of National Crop Insurance Services, released the following statement:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2011 “The crop insurance industry shares the belief that deficit reduction is important. In fact, crop insurers have contributed more than most other industries to the goal of deficit reduction in recent years. However, the President’s plan to make further reductions to the crop insurance system does not serve the […]
Greg Meek Presented the NCIS Membership Services Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2011 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – February 16, 2011 OVERLAND PARK, KAN…Greg Meek, formerly of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa, West Des Moines, IA, was presented with the National Crop Insurance Services Membership Services Award at the 2011 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention. Greg devoted most of his 36‐year […]
