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USDA OKs sale of dairy revenue insurance policy

08/08/18 12:12 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA has approved the sale of the first revenue protection insurance policy for dairy producers, allowing them to buy coverage for the first quarter of 2019.

Opinion: USDA’s FCIC Insurance Board has Unique Opportunity to Help Livestock Producers

Little-known insurance program could be producers’ lifeline during current market volatility

07/30/18 10:00 AM By Brandon Willis

It’s a challenging time for agriculture. Trade wars are brewing. Prices are down. Interest rates are going up.

Flames scorch promising Oregon wheat crop

07/25/18 6:40 AM By Spencer Chase

Fires in Oregon wheat fields have claimed thousands of crop acres and taken the life of a farmer seeking to stop a blaze from spreading, and the damage to pocketbooks might not be over yet.

Senators target crop insurance, sugar in farm bill debate

06/27/18 6:52 AM By Philip Brasher

Leaders of the Senate Agriculrure Committee are working this week to protect their farm bill from floor amendments that could cut crop insurance or other key programs.

Opinion: Successful Farming Depends on Risk Management Tools and Protecting Our Natural Resources

06/26/18 5:52 PM By Rogers Hoyt and Larry Heitman

A strong and reliable safety net for our nation’s farmers, as well as our soil and wetlands, is a critical component of the farm bill and the future of agricultural sustainability.

White House criticizes Senate farm bill but avoids veto threat

06/26/18 12:02 PM By Philip Brasher

The White House criticized the Senate farm bill for not tightening work requirements for food stamp recipients and omitting regulatory reform proposals, but the administration notably stopped short of threatening a veto of the legislation.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate set to debate farm bill amid amendment struggle

06/24/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate is set to debate a popular bipartisan farm bill this week that senators from both parties are eager to pass amid the uncertainty in rural America over President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Farms large and small could benefit from crop insurance tweaks

06/13/18 6:51 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate farm bill offers changes to crop insurance that could benefit the largest as well as the smallest farms while also clearing the way for research that could lead to premium discounts for conservation practices.

RMA enables producers to transfer cancelled hail insurance policies

06/06/18 5:50 AM By Sara Wyant

The USDA's Risk Management Agency will allow farmers who purchased a supplemental hail policy from Crop Pro Insurance to switch their federally subsidized multi-peril crop insurance back to their previous provider after the firm abruptly cancelled hundreds of policies.

House GOP protecting subsidies, insurance in farm bill debate

05/16/18 9:59 PM By Philip Brasher

Republican leaders desperate to push through a partisan farm bill through the House that overhauls the food stamp program are heading off attempts to cut crop insurance or tighten commodity payment limits.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kip Eideberg, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice-President Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Like the industries they serve, equipment manufacturers are familiar with the cyclical turns in farming, forestry, construction and mining. Eideberg says higher interest rates, a lack of trade agreements and sluggish economies around the globe and in the U.S. are proving challenging for the customers to make capital purchases. Eideberg is hopeful Congress will bring a new farm bill in the Lame Duck session or at least early next year. He says tax policy will also be critical next year as both industry and customers need amended policy on deductions for research as well as depreciation.

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