OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — This year marks the 30th anniversary of what is referred to as the foundation of the modern crop insurance program. "The Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994 came on the heals of ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Windmark Crop Division, a Texas-based provider of crop and agribusiness insurance solutions. From yield protection to crop hail ...

WASHINGTON -- Crop insurers have proposed to take only a $100 million-per-year cut in its subsidies, much less than the $800 million the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency is believed to ...

Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla. Writing a new farm bill in 2023 will require investing countless hours in educating over 200 new members of Congress and also may mean navigating fights over spending, ...

With the March 17 deadline approaching for farmers to purchase crop insurance for spring seeded crops like corn and soybeans, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) released results of a near-record ...

As the 2023 farm bill looms, the federal crop insurance program, first created in the 1930s, could be forced to adjust to a world with more extreme weather. A farm safety net built for the Dust Bowl ...

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Andrea Seabrook. And now, two stories from Capitol Hill this week that may have escaped your notice. The first is about the federal crop insurance ...

Jul. 13—Whether you're a farmer or a gardener, you know how much the weather affects your crops. It's been a very wet summer so far in southeastern Indiana, especially in recent weeks when it seems ...

A new study by the Government Accountability Office has found crop insurance subsidies cost taxpayers approximately $9 billion per year, and are continuing to rise. Originally designed to help farmers ...

The deadline to apply for federal crop insurance is fast approaching. Farmers face a March 15 deadline to sign up for federally subsidized crop insurance policies, or to make any changes to existing ...