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 ...

Farmers are reminded that the deadlines to insure Northeast perennial crops for the 2026 crop year is Nov. 20, and the deadline to insure pasture, rangeland and forage crops is Dec. 1. According to a ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers to extend deadlines for premium and administrative fee payments, ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2025 crop year is March 17. It appears that the 2025 spring price for corn will be similar to 2024; however the soybean price will ...

The Farm Service Agency encourages East Texans to examine available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: - Producers urged to talk with crop insurance agents before the sales closing ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced wheat multi-peril crop insurance prices for 2008. These prices are critical for producers who are evaluating which wheat crop insurance product or plan ...

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 ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

BLOOMINGTON — A difference in crop insurance for 2023 will allow farmers to get a head start on their planting — if Mother Nature allows. Overall, it is a quiet year for changes for crop insurance, ...