News Archive

2009

July

Climate Legislation; Ag Economy; Animal Agriculture; Food Safety; Crop Insurance; Peanuts; and Nutrition Programs
Keith Good, FarmPolicy.com — July 27, 2009
An update posted on Friday at the Risk Management Agency Online stated that, "USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, at its Jun 25, 2009 meeting, approved Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio for a premium rate reduction for producers who plant Agrisure® 3000GT and Agrisure® CB/LL/RW corn hybrids for non-irrigated corn for grain beginning in the 2010 crop year...

Assessing hail-damaged corn a job for many producers now
Robert Tigner, The Imperial Republican — July 24, 2009
Recent hailstorms and high winds in this area have caused questions about the options farmers have for crop management during the rest of the growing season.

Hail decreases yields by reducing stands as well as destroying leaves. The yield loss severity depends on the crop's growth stage. ...

North Dakota Farmers Receive Significant Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments
ClaimsJournal.com — July 23, 2009
The crop insurance industry has paid more than $825 million to the farmers in North Dakota for losses due to crop loss or decrease in commodity prices for 2008, according to the most recent summary of business data released by the Risk Management Agency. ...

Dakotas Farmers Cash in on Crop Insurance
KFYR-TV — July 21, 2009
The National Crop Insurance Services group says a record $8.6 billion in crop insurance indemnity payments were made to U.S. farmers in 2008, and a lot of that money went to farmers in the Dakotas...

Climate Legislation; ACRE; Trade Issues; and Crop Insurance
Keith Good, FarmPolicy.com — July 21, 2009
A news release issued yesterday by National Crop Insurance Services stated that, "The results are all but final...a record $8.6 billion in crop insurance indemnity payments were made to U.S. farmers for losses in 2008 because of droughts and flooding in parts of the country along with substantial price declines for some of the majority commodities. ...

Summer rains leave area farmers with a mess
Richard Gootee, New Albany Tribune — July 19, 2009
Sam Hagest, of Valley View Farms in Borden, said he hoped to plant 300 to 400 more acres of corn and soybeans in addition to the 900 he managed to plant at the 1,300-acre farm, but the wet weather made that too risky. ...

Crop insurance agent: damage not out of the ordinary
Midwest Ag Net — July 10, 2009
FAYETTE COUNTY (KWWL) -- Wind and hail damage could be seen in the corn fields following Friday's storm. One of the worst hit areas was north of Westgate and near Hawkeye...

Quarantine Crop Insurance This Fall
USDA to offer quarantine crop insurance for California citrus and avocados.
California Farmer — July 13, 2009
Beginning this fall, USDA will offer California citrus and avocado producers limited crop insurance for losses from quarantines for the 2011 crop year.

The pilot quarantine endorsement that USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors has approved will cover certain types of losses due to quarantines that are imposed by a duly authorized regulatory body. This insurance is designed as an endorsement to existing citrus and avocado policies in California...

Crop insurance agent: damage not out of the ordinary
Midwest Ag Net — July 10, 2009
FAYETTE COUNTY (KWWL) -- Wind and hail damage could be seen in the corn fields following Friday's storm. One of the worst hit areas was north of Westgate and near Hawkeye.

Farmers Mutual Hail insurance agent James Jones was out Friday morning after receiving a half dozen calls from policy holders...

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES WILLIAM J. MURPHY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Shirely Pugh, USDA — July 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today named William J. Murphy as Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA).

"Bill has spent nearly three decades in the Federal crop insurance community and he brings valuable hands-on expertise and executive management to the USDA's leadership team," Vilsack said. "His expansive program experience and knowledge of the agency's responsibilities will be invaluable as President Obama and I work to assure the soundness of the safety net for American farmers and ranchers."...