New Hay Insurance Adds Revenue Protection For 2027
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA is expanding forage insurance for 2027, giving hay producers in selected […]
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USDA Spending Shifts As Farm Support Patterns Change
LUBBOCK, TX – Federal agriculture spending is running below last year, but the underlying numbers […]
USDA Expands Crop Insurance Options For Forage Producers
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA is expanding crop insurance options for forage producers in 12 states, […]
Crop Insurance Certainty Starts Before Disaster Strikes
LUBBOCK, TX – Crop insurance gives farmers something disaster aid often cannot provide, and that […]
Senate Farm Bill Proposal Expands Producer Safety Net
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman is putting a new farm bill […]
Annual Forage Insurance Deadline Nears For Producers
LUBBOCK, TX – Producers using annual forages to manage drought, feed needs, or water shortages […]
Prevented Planting Rule Narrows Farm Risk Management Options
WASHINGTON, DC – Farmers will have less flexibility to target early-season planting risk under the […]
Conservation Costs Include Risk For Farmers Adopting Practices
URBANA, IL – Farm conservation programs may need to account for more than seed, equipment, […]
RMA Upgrades Rainfall Data Source For Insurance Programs
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s Risk Management Agency is changing the rainfall data source used in […]
Farmers Broaden Risk Strategies Beyond Crop Insurance Programs
LUBBOCK, TX – Farmers and ranchers are using a broader mix of tools to manage […]
Farm Safety Net Small Share Of Federal Spending
NASHVILLE, TN -Federal spending on the U.S. farm safety net remains a very small share […]
Beginning Farmers Face Challenges But Show Paths Forward
LUBBOCK, TX – New research from USDA’s Economic Research Service highlights both the challenges and […]
Crop Insurance Participation Surges As Risk Management Needs Grow
LUBBOCK, TX – Farmers expanded their use of crop insurance in 2025, setting new records […]
Crop Insurance Participation Surges Ahead Of 2026 Deadline
NASHVILLE, TN – Record crop insurance participation highlights the program’s central role in the farm […]
Farm Bill Changes Target Farm Finances And Risk
LUBBOCK, TX – House lawmakers are preparing to rewrite the farm safety net, and the […]
Boozman, Hoeven Push Expanded Farm Assistance Package
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm groups are pressing Congress for additional help as financial pressure continues […]
Producers Push Back Against Prevent-Plant Coverage Elimination
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. farmers are reacting sharply to a new Federal Crop Insurance Corporation […]
Study Shows Crop Insurance Greatly Reduces Revenue Risk
LUBBOCK, TX – New research from North Dakota State University highlights the role of crop […]
New Margin Coverage Option Announced For 2026 Crops
WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA has introduced a new Margin Coverage Option, or MCO, for […]
EVENT: 8th Annual All Ag, All Day DC Spring Capitol Ag Tour
8th Annual All Ag, All Day DC Spring Capitol Ag Tour (made possible by the […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Chandler Goule
Today’s guest is Chandler Goule, President and CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers […]
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST 03/13/2023
Today’s episode examines crop insurance, markets, the latest RVOs from EPA, soil health, fertilizer use, […]
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST 02/21/2023
Today’s episode examines trade, the 2023 Farm Bill, crop insurance, and BRD (bovine respiratory disease). […]
AGRICULTURE TODAY 02/02/2023
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST (from the Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, […]
Report: Crop Insurance and Conservation Practices Healthy Marriage
Researchers from Purdue University, Arizona State University, and the Nature Conservancy used interviews and a multi-state survey to determine if crop insurance requirements limited cover crops and conservation tillage for corn producers in the Midwest.
Changes Announced for Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program
USDA’s Risk Management Agency has announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program for cattle and swine beginning with the 2021 crop year.