Crop Insurance 2017
2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool gets released
(Editor’s note: Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson are faculty members of the University of Illinois’ Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Carl Zulauf is a professor at Ohio State University’s Department of...
Keep important deadlines and changes in mind (Choice Voice)
(Editor’s note: Paul Goeringer is a University of Maryland Extension legal specialist in agricultural and resource economics. This column should not be interpreted as legal or financial advice for the reader.) As we move forward into 2021, many of you...
Crop insurance deadline in Del., Md., N.J. is Feb. 15
RALEIGH, N.C. — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency reminds Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey green pea growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is Feb 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to...
Farmers count on crop insurance during difficult year
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — As America’s farmers and ranchers reflect back on this turbulent year, they’ll recall drought affecting much of America’s farmland, severe winds sweeping across Iowa, a record-breaking hurricane season and — oh, yes — the COVID-19...
New crop insurance options for 2021 (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Kelly Bailey is a crop insurance agent with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) The new year brings with it many new opportunities and changes for most businesses. While we are all hopeful for a better year, there are also things we can do to...
Families learning to deal with down sides of farming
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — While weather woes are common for farmers in any growing season, mental health experts say a particularly tumultuous year can cause high levels of stress for many farm families that could lead to serious complications if left...
St. Mary’s County farmer juggling dual careers
CHAPTICO, Md. — Situated in the Chaptico area of St. Mary’s County, Indiantown Farm sits alongside the Wicomico River in a section where the waterway is about a mile wide, making it a popular spot for water sports, crabbing, fishing and hunting.For...
Derrs getting by while tending to their blessings
MIDDLETOWN, Md. — Wife and husband Jamie and Chris Derr are the fourth generation to manage Valley Ho Farm nestled in the Middletown area of Frederick County. The Derrs milk about 75 Holstein dairy cattle and grow corn, soybeans, barley,...
Deadline to insure individual hemp is March 15
WASHINGTON — March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance coverage for industrial hemp grown for fiber, flowers or seed through Whole Farm Revenue Coverage. Eligibility for coverage will depend on federal and state regulations related to hemp...
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...
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