Crop Insurance 2017
Better options for dairy farmers are on horizon
WASHINGTON — Across the nation, farmers are struggling. In December, USDA forecast a 12 percent drop in 2018 net farm incom. But perhaps no sector has been hit as hard as dairy. Dairy farmers have been struggling with falling milk prices...
Numbers game: Yield versus revenue protection
WASHINGTON — For grain commodities, the two most popular types of crop insurance are Yield Protection and Revenue Protection. In Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, Revenue Protection is the more popular of the two. In 2018, the Federal Crop...
New Farm Bill alters Whole Farm Revenue Protection
WASHINGTON — The passing of the 2018 Farm Bill has been touted as a success by many agricultural organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation. After the AFBF Board of Director’s endorsement of the Farm Bill in December, AFBF...
Rainfall index plan helpful in managing hay crop
THURMONT, Md. (Feb. 6, 2017) — As far as horse-boarding facilities go, Breezy Hill Stables is similar to an exclusive, trendy restaurant: There’s always a waiting list. When one horse leaves, 20 more are ready to take its place. “It’s almost like milking cows,”...
Soaked spring weather stresses cucumber industry
FEDERALSBURG, Md. (Feb. 6, 2018) — When it comes to growing pickling cucumbers, Caroline County farmer Hannah Cawley will tell you that timing is everything. At her family’s farm — Hay Jay Acres, owned by Cawley’s parents, Harry and Janice Nagel — they grow an...
Federal Crop Insurance a unifying issue for ag (Choice Voice)
(Editor’s note: Kenneth D. Ackerman concentrates his practice on federal crop insurance, agriculture programs, cases before the National Appeals Division, related litigation, and legislative affairs. Before joining OFW Law, he was administrator of the USDA’s...
Shaw Orchards relies on diversification for success
NORRISVILLE, Md. (Feb. 6, 2017) — Where north meets south and Maryland meets Pennsylvania, the Shaw family has been growing fruit for customers on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line for more than a century. Nestled between Norrisville, Md., and Stewartstown,...
Farmer, ag agent espouses using crop insurance
CENTREVILLE, Md. (Feb. 6, 2017) — While some may see the mixture of manure and bedding material (known as litter) lining the floor of a poultry house as simply a layer of muck, Queen Anne’s County grower Jenny Rhodes knows what it truly is: An asset. “I call it...
Anxiousness now driving farmers to insurance
Facebook The Delmarva Farmer CROP INSURANCE A monthly supplement to The Delmarva Farmer Nancy King said she’s noticed a growing commitment to crop insurance as anxiousness over depressed commodity prices persists. “It feels like the risk is a lot greater,” said King,...
Whole Farm Revenue Protection designed for diverse farms
Facebook The Delmarva Farmer CROP INSURANCE A monthly supplement to The Delmarva Farmer Born out of the 2014 Farm Bill, Whole Farm Revenue Protection is still the new kid on the block in the crop insurance world, and agents say it takes a completely different approach...
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