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Crop Insurance Takes A Disproportionate Share of Cuts

September 2011 |Topic: DEFICIT-REDUCTION

In the President’s budget reduction proposal released yesterday, crop insurance and the farmers who both support it and depend on it are once again being asked to shoulder a disproportionate portion of the budget cuts. In response to being asked...

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Farmers like me need to have access to affordable risk management tools to better mitigate the impact of significant crop losses and sharp price declines. This is why the upcoming farm bill is so important. It is not about providing income to the less than 2% of the American population. It is about insuring that the same 2% can continue to provide affordable food for the other 98% of Americans who rely on them.

Testimony Of Clark Gerstacker Michigan Corn and Soybean Farmer, Before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee at Farm Bill Field Hearing, The Kellogg Center Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, April 9, 2011

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