HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies and expanding access ...

2023 SEP 08 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators discuss new findings in Agriculture - Crop Insurance. According to news reporting out of Kansas ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RFD NEWS) — Record crop insurance participation highlights the program’s central role in the farm safety net as producers approach the March 16 sign-up deadline for spring-seeded ...

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 ...

A recent USDA statistic making the rounds suggests that only 13% of U.S. farms purchase crop insurance. This figure is being cited by critics of crop insurance, particularly those interested 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 ...

The Trump administration has unveiled changes to federal crop insurance aimed at easing regulatory burdens for farmers and expanding access to risk safeguards. As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill ...

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, ...