Texas Family Says Crop Insurance Saved Their Farm
Valerie Diller met her husband Michael while they were students at West Texas State University. They decided to return to his hometown of Texline, start a farm and raise a family. About two years after they started farming, a terrible hailstorm destroyed all of their wheat and badly damaged the corn crop. Fortunately, they had […]
Maryland Farmer Thankful for Crop Insurance During Uncertain Year
In farming, the future is never certain. It requires trust that a planted seed will sprout and then flourish and hope that weather or market conditions will not upend that year’s crop. One thing America’s farmers and ranchers did not predict this year: a global health care crisis. Brooks Clayville grows row crops on his […]
Crop Insurance Protects Essential Food and Fiber Supply
Steve Ward talks to as many lawmakers as he can about farming. Specifically, growing cranberries. Ward grew up helping his dad on the family farm in Massachusetts, building cranberry bogs and digging ditches. Now, he farms that land with his son. But growing cranberries is extremely labor intensive and carries a large amount of risk, […]
Crop Insurers: Proposed OMB Budget Undermines Farm Safety Net
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released a proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget that includes steep cuts to the Department of Agriculture and federal crop insurance. The American Association of Crop Insurers, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, and […]
Investing in the Future of Agriculture
National Crop Insurance Services is proud to invest in the future of agriculture through the NCIS 1890 Scholarship Program. NCIS awards scholarships to students majoring in agriculture-related disciplines at historically-black 1890 Land Grant Universities. Scholarship recipients are driven students with strong academic records. Their accomplishments are not constrained to the classroom and students have a […]
National Crop Insurance Services Launches New Website to Educate Public, Policymakers on Importance of Crop Insurance
Our nation’s farmers and ranchers face unpredictable hazards, many of which can destroy a hard-earned livelihood in moments. Thankfully, farmers can count on crop insurance to help them navigate these risks and protect their operation should disaster strike. However, the continued success of crop insurance depends on keeping the program affordable, widely available, and economically […]
How Does Crop Insurance Impact Your State?
Crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm policy. But what does that really mean for America’s farmers? To put it all into perspective, National Crop Insurance Services has highlighted the state-by-state impacts of crop insurance at CropInsuranceInMyState.org. There you can find individual fact sheets that illustrate the unique significance of agriculture in each state. […]
Crop Insurance Wins Wide Support on Capitol Hill and In Countryside
Federal crop insurance and the critical role it serves as part of the farm safety net unexpectedly took center stage at a recent Senate Finance hearing with the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow questioned USTR Lighthizer on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed spending plan for Fiscal Year […]
Celebrating Our Farmers Today and Everyday
Many Americans may never step foot on a farm. But America’s farmers and ranchers are an integral part of our everyday lives, working to feed and clothe the nation. In fact, each American farmer feeds more than 165 people. Today is National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate the American farmer and recognize the incredible […]
Crop Insurance Program Integrity Continues to Improve
Crop insurance’s already-low improper payment rate — a closely-watched standardized measure of waste and efficiency – improved again in 2018. Martin Barbre, Administrator of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), delivered the good news this week while addressing the crop insurance industry’s annual convention. The FY2018 rate of 1.81 percent marked the fourth consecutive year […]
