Crop Insurance 2017

Study: Climate change increased crop insurance losses

    PALO ALTO, Cal. — A new Stanford University study shows hot, dry conditions caused by climate change have added billions of dollars to the cost of the federally subsidized insurance program that protects farmers against drops in crop prices and yields.The...

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...

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