Archive for the "Crop Insurance" Category

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series about Dairy Revenue Protection. View part two to learn more about how […]

Issues like aflatoxin infections can still lead to crop losses even as the combines start to roll in the Corn Belt, especially […]

The summer drought in much of the nation’s center, recent derecho storm that flattened crops in the western and central Corn Belt […]

MANAGERS BULLETIN: MGR–20-024 DATE: August 21, 2020 SUBJECT: Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by the Derecho Storm System Background On August 10, […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will make several improvements to Federal crop insurance prevented […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will make several improvements to Federal crop insurance prevented […]

The recent storm system on August 10 resulted in significant damage to crops across the Midwest, including in Iowa and Wisconsin. USDA’s […]

The 2020 crop year is one of extremes and dependence on the federal government. For COVID-19 and the ensuing collapse in grain […]

Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an “extremely active” season, […]

Late and prevented planting were prevalent across the Midwest in 2019.  Prevented planting payments made up about one-third of total crop insurance […]