Kent Thiesse suggests readers look over their options and see if some changes may be worth making with their 2025 crop insurance plans. As has been often said with farming, every year is different, ...

USDA is promoting new crop insurance choices this year, even as strong commodity prices and elevated production costs are making existing coverage even more vital to farmers, says Marcia Bunger, ...

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

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, ...

USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance products for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. “It’s ...

During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2024 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2024 crop year. The 2024 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is beefing up crop insurance options for specialty crop and organic producers, including rolling out new and expanded options based on feedback from America’s ...

As farmers start to wrap up harvest and think about next year's crop, the Center for Rural Affairs has released a new resource guide to inform producers who grow small grains about crop insurance ...

Kansas State University agricultural economists are encouraging farmers to make time now to fully think through their options in advance of upcoming deadlines for federal farm and crop insurance ...

In this volatile commodity market, what are growers doing to ensure they can continue farming another year? Many are turning to their crop insurance agents to enhance their risk management plan with ...

BERRIEN COUNTY Mich. (WSBT) — There has been significant development for Michigan blueberry growers. The US Department of agriculture has announced enhanced crop insurance options that’ll soon help ...

Margin Protection (MP) for the 2023 crop provides coverage against an unexpected decrease in operating margin (revenue minus select variable input costs). It is area-based plan, using both expected ...