The move to make higher levels of insurance coverage more affordable for U.S. farmers would be a big step toward decreasing their financial risks, according to Harold Wolle, president of the National ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Corn farmers who chose to pay more to insure their crops at harvest prices have gotten some welcome news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers who bought the more ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Corn growers will notice a couple of major changes in crop insurance for 2014. The lower price of corn and lower volatility in the market will combine to make crop insurance ...

Kansas State University agricultural economist Art Barnaby is well aware of corn growers’ struggles this year as they deal with blistering summer heat and drought. That is a large loss, there’ s no ...

In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind in the face of extreme weather. When droughts, floods, or other ...

Percy Carroll is easing along the backroads of Matagorda County in southeast Texas, taking note of a 300-acre field of green grass and weeds staggered 1’ to 2’ high. It’s a farmer’s expanded version ...

MANILA, Philippines - A study team led by Dr. Jose M. Yorobe Jr. of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has claimed that reduced crop insurance premiums encourage corn farmers to buy ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Corn farmers are getting the lion's share of U.S. crop insurance payments on losses caused mainly to drought last year - 63 percent of the record $12.3 billion paid so ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - With February trading complete, the U.S. government’s insurance guarantees to farmers for the 2020 corn, soybean, and spring wheat harvests have reached four-year lows.