RELEASED. WELL, WITH FALLING CORN PRICES AND A HOT, DRY SUMMER TAKING A TOLL ON CROPS, IOWA FARMERS COULD BE FILING MORE CROP INSURANCE CLAIMS. CROP INSURANCE PAYMENTS ARE BASED OFF THE DIFFERENCE IN ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa - With falling corn prices and a hot, dry summer taking a toll on crops, Iowa farmers could be filing more crop insurance claims. Crop insurance payments are based off of the ...

Aug. 4--BEARDSTOWN -- For Beardstown farmer Jack Hardwick, the long-term flooding of many of his fields near Beardstown, Chandlerville and Meredosia has made this year's planting season a hard one.

Farming is predictably unpredictable, especially now. South Dakota farmers and ranchers like myself are familiar with the many challenges facing production agriculture. The vagaries of markets, ...

Planting progress across the U.S. has been slow, raising the potential that many farmers will use the prevented planting provisions of their crop insurance. According to the U.S. Department of ...

FARGO — A Red River Valley farmer accused of lying about his failed potato crops is asking a federal judge to reinstate his ability to get federal crop insurance, with his attorney claiming the feds ...

It is a heavy year for prevent plant crop insurance claims as some farmers, especially in southern Illinois, struggled to find a planting window as the calendar neared July. “Our three-year average ...