Paying attention to these five changes could be a game-changer for maximizing crop insurance on your farm in 2026 — a year ...

The move to make higher levels of insurance coverage more affordable for U.S. farmers would be a big step toward decreasing their financial risks, according to Harold Wolle, president of the National ...

In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind in the face of extreme weather. When droughts, floods, or other ...

Margin protection insurance designed to protect farmers from increased input costs is being expanded to more than 1,000 additional counties in 2024 due to producer interest, USDA’s Risk Management ...

CHICAGO, March 1 (Reuters) - Crop insurance policies that guarantee prices for the 2023 growing season are the highest since 2011 for corn and the second-highest on record for soybeans after last year ...

Percy Carroll is easing along the backroads of Matagorda County in southeast Texas, taking note of a 300-acre field of green grass and weeds staggered 1’ to 2’ high. It’s a farmer’s expanded version ...

ST. PAUL -- The late harvest and extremely wet weather has resulted in several problems for farmers including the appearance of mold on the ears in standing corn. Many farmers are asking what they ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Corn growers will notice a couple of major changes in crop insurance for 2014. The lower price of corn and lower volatility in the market will combine to make crop insurance ...

Southern Wisconsin corn growers, shaken by the continuing severe drought, are facing the reality of a near-complete crop loss by scrambling for their insurance policies. About 69 percent of the ...

WASHINGTON — While the federal government doesn’t usually endorse products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has struck an unusual arrangement with agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. that gives farmers ...

With squishy black dirt from a relatively snowless winter, Minnesota farmers could have planted corn crops last month — but didn’t. They wouldn’t dare sow seeds before April 10, no matter how early ...