Farmers purchase crop insurance to protect their crops from things like natural disasters, diseases, insects and market pricing drops. 1. It's all soybeans, wheat and corn. In many Kentucky counties, ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2024 crop year is March 15. The 2024 spring prices for corn and soybean will be reduced substantially from the base price levels ...

There still seems to be a misunderstanding among some farmers about the tax deferability of crop insurance proceeds. I have seen several comments recently on social media by farmers communicating with ...

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.

This program lays down the fundamental building blocks for practicing either crop and/or livestock insurance law. The program will discuss provisions in the Federal Crop Insurance Act, Agriculture ...

Crop insurance companies and their agents have spent years fighting off cuts in Congress or at USDA. Now, they're arguing limits imposed more than a decade ago are unfairly shrinking returns for ...

Even as action on a new farm bill has stalled, a proposal to boost crop insurance subsidies is generating new debate on and off Capitol Hill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is ...

Chris Grotegut has earned a reputation in the High Plains of Texas for farming practices that have helped replenish the region’s depleted aquifer. Just over a decade ago, he began converting his ...

In recent years, the federal crop insurance program’s subsidy costs have risen, driven primarily by the growth in total premiums. Much of the recent growth in federal crop insurance expenditures has ...