Crop Insurance

The top Republican on the House Ag Committee wants a stronger safety net for U.S. farmers.  Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson wants Congress to strengthen crop insurance and farm subsidy programs so producers don’t have to rely on stop-gap federal aid to survive challenges like trade wars, natural disasters, and COVID-19.   “The n...

Dairy farmers have a few days left to enroll in the 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage program from USDA.  The enrollment deadline for the 2023 program is December 9th.  Chris Galen of the National Milk Producers Federation said the program is a valuable risk management tool for dairy farmers.   ...

The country’s oat and rye producers can now benefit from revenue protection, a new crop insurance option available through the USDA.  After listening to growers, the Risk Management Agency expanded the Small Grains Crop Provisions to offer revenue protection for 2023 oat and rye crops.   “This ...

For pear growers, what are some of the wish list items when it comes to the 2023 Farm Bill?  We asked Jeff Correa with Pear Bureau Northwest.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...

Among RMA’s efforts in educating crop insurance agents adjusters and policyholders, “RMA has invested 3.19 million since 2021 those involved partnerships with 25 projects across the country," noted RMA administrator Marcia Bunger.  She added an additi...

“Sign up For ACR PLC sign up for the 2023 crops started on October 17th it runs through March 15th."  And USDA FSA Deputy Administrator Scott Marlow said with various events over the last two years Agriculture Risk coverage and price loss coverage provide needed risk management options.   “We ju...

Producers can now change their 2023 crop year elections and enroll in the Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2023.  Signup for the two key safety net programs started Monday October 17th and runs through March 15th.   ...

USDA's Economic Research Service reported this week insured acres of specialty crops vary widely across specific crop types.  USDA’s Risk Management Agency offers Federal Crop Insurance Program products to cover specialty crops in counties with enough data available to offer a sound insurance product.   Using ...

As Congress prepares for the next Farm Bill, the National Association of Wheat Growers is out with their priorities for the 2023 edition.  Jake Westlin with NAWG said their top priority remains the protection of crop insurance, making sure the critical risk management tool is available to growers.   “...

The USDA says it is improving two of its most comprehensive risk management safety net programs.    Earlier this week, the Department announced improvements for the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, and Micro Farm, making them more accessible to farmers.  The imp...