Andrew Burdock, CEO of Insure.ag, says he saw a strong need for specialty crop growers to have data to make better decisions on the amount of risk they undertake with a crop insurance policy. Burdock, ...

With the adoption of sustainable farming practices on the rise, more producers may be looking at how double or relay cropping fits into their operations. Sheila Backer, assistant vice president of ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RFD NEWS) — Record crop insurance participation highlights the program’s central role in the farm safety net as producers approach the March 16 sign-up deadline for spring-seeded ...

Crop insurance companies and their agents have spent years fighting off cuts in Congress or at USDA. Now, they're arguing limits imposed more than a decade ago are unfairly shrinking returns for ...

With the midterm elections behind us, momentum is building in Congress toward forthcoming discussions over the upcoming farm bill. A common refrain from many lobby groups is to “do no harm” to crop ...

Columnist Kent Thiesse writes about the likelihood that 2026 crop insurance indemnity payments will be solely based on ...

Several Monthly Harvest reports have focused on the waste, adverse production and input use impacts, envi­ronmental concerns, and other negative effects asso­ciated with the current heavily subsidized ...

Year after year of drought and intense heat that have cooked crops in Texas also have fueled a clash between USDA and the crop insurance industry that has spilled over into discussions of a new farm ...

Farmers across India continue to face financial risks from unpredictable weather, pests and crop diseases. To provide ...