crop insurnace

Crop insurance and farm subsidies may sound like simple topics to discuss in the agriculture community, but you'll quickly learn it's anything but simple.  The Washington Policy Center recently held their Solutions Summit in Spokane, where they focused on those two  issues which are key during a Farm Bill year.   ...

U.S. grain prices and demand for grain products will likely not change much, if at all.   That forecast comes from Dr. Keith Coble, the Agricultural and Economics Department head at Mississippi State University.  He spoke to attendees of the American Farm Bureau national convention during a workshop on global crop trends and the U.S. farm policy fore...

As lawmakers in DC look to come together on a new Farm Bill, questions surround what programs will stay, what will be trimmed and what will go.  Cathy McMorris Rodgers says crop insurance is a must for Northwest agriculture to survive.  The Eastern Washington Republican says crop insurance is an incredibly important safety net for Washington farmers, especially wheat growers.   “...