Crop Insurance 2017
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...
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...
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