News Archive

2008

July

Dispatches from the Fields: The risks of farming for 'non-farmers'
Grist Magazine — July 22, 2008
For conventional commodity crop farmers, that feeling is fleeting; they can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that government-backed crop insurance and ...

Crop insurance may cover wheat quality losses
High Plains Journal — July 10, 2008
Farmers suspecting they have losses due to wheat quality problems this harvest are advised to let their crop insurance agent know as soon as possible, ...

Crops not entirely ruined
Herald Index — July 03, 2008
"Basically, all a grower can do is look at their crop insurance," he said. Saeugling serves Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Poweshiek and Warren ...

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In 2011, more than 263 million acres of farmland were protected through the Federal crop insurance program.
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In 2011, the value of the crops insured through the Federal crop insurance program was over $113 billion.
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