News Archive

2009

January

Sunflower crop insurance expanding in 2009
John Sandbakken, Farm & Ranch Guide — January 31, 2009
"Revenue Assurance (RA) crop insurance will be available to sunflower producers in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and Texas in 2009. All counties in these states that currently offer multi-peril crop insurance will now have RA as an option as well." ...

Crop budgets reveal uncertain times
Paul L. Hollis, Southeast Farm Press — January 21, 2009
"Another factor in crop selection will be insurance, and how that'll be affected by what the market does in terms of cotton, corn and soybean prices, he says. Revenue insurance was attractive last year at deadline time, but if the market rallies in January, it might change the entire picture" ...

Schock gets USDA aid on pennycress. Plan could give farmers security while growing alternative fuel source
Clare Howard, Peoria Journal Star — January 14, 2009
"PEORIA — U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock met Wednesday with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and secured help for the commercialization of pennycress, a crop that could mean $88 million for central Illinois farmers." ...

Drought study warns West Texas farmers
Christopher Arnold, The Daily Toreador — January 12, 2009
"Early results from a research study about drought headed by a Texas Tech associate professor show Lubbock farmers and ranchers are fairly well prepared for a drought, but El Paso farmers are not. The study is about the farmers, ranchers and agricultural installations in and near the Lubbock and El Paso areas and the preparations they have made to protect themselves from potential droughts." ...