Select counties across 12 states will implement the expanded crop insurance policy, aiming to protect forage producers from price changes and yield losses due to market changes.

Boosted by the popularity of forage policies, crop insurance coverage exceeded 500 million acres in 2023, marking the highest level ever. Enrollment in crop insurance has surged 85% since 2016, ...

Based on yield reports from many areas of the upper Midwest, it is likely that a significant number of corn and soybean producers may qualify for crop insurance indemnity payments in 2024. The excess ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

Advocates of conservation practices and cover crops are looking to speed up the development of new crop insurance products by going around USDA to start testing coverage for growers who want to ...

Scott Graves of the Conaway Graves Group (left), with former Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and Mike Conaway, R-Texas, at the 2026 crop insurance convention. (Agri-Pulse photo) Crop insurance industry ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the March 16 deadline approaching for farmers to purchase crop insurance for spring-seeded crops like corn and soybeans, National Crop Insurance Services ...

Crop insurance, along with Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), is one of several tools farmers use to manage risk. Each season brings its share of uncertainty, from weather ...

Farmers of fruits and vegetables say coverage has become unavailable or unaffordable as drought and floods increasingly threaten their crops. By Patrick Cooley Farmers who grow fresh fruits and ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

With the March 16 deadline approaching for farmers to finalize crop insurance decisions on 2026 spring-seeded crops, participation in the federal safety net continues to grow. Many farmers are focused ...

Amaravati: The state government has decided to continue the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured ...