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Drought-driven crop loss fuels debate over crop insurance funding

12/04/24 6:09 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS agricultural impacts of climate change approved insurance providers cotton crop insurance crop insurance administrative and operating subsidy crop insurance agents crop losses drought farm bill House Agriculture Committee Risk Management Agency Senate Agriculture Committee USDA

Year after year of drought and intense heat that have cooked crops in Texas also have fueled a clash between USDA and the crop insurance industry that has spilled over into discussions of a new farm bill.

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