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During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2025 crop year. The 2025 ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Natural disasters, changing markets and varied input costs impose risk on farmers and their operations. A crop insurance expert said programs including Title 1 of the farm bill and ...

ECO insurance has been around for several years, but was not considered on a widespread basis due to the relatively high premium rates for ECO coverage and limitations for SCO coverage. That scenario ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options to ...

With the March 16 deadline approaching for farmers to purchase crop insurance for spring-seeded crops like corn and soybeans, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released record-setting ...

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15 to revise elections and sign contracts.

Advocates of conservation practices and cover crops are looking to speed up the development of new crop insurance products by going around USDA to start testing coverage for growers who want to ...

Crop insurance plays a critical role in agricultural risk management by providing financial protection when disasters such as ...

CropCore determines optimal coverage levels using a combination of historical crop and county data and future scenario modelling. Insure.ag today announced the acquisition of CropCore, an ...

The agriculture minister has recently announced the government’s plan to introduce crop insurance to protect farmers from ...

Nebraska Extension is hosting a Crop Insurance Workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Box Butte County Extension Office in Alliance, 415 Black Hills Ave. The workshop aims to help farmers better ...