Items Tagged with 'Marcia Bunger'

USDA’s Risk Management Agency is taking a pilot program that provides crop insurance for nursery producers to operations across the country.

The congressional budget fight could result in some significant cuts to programs at USDA and elsewhere in the government, based on an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office.

USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance product for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. But some additional funding and statutory authority may be needed in the next farm bill to make changes sought by growers, according to the Risk Management Agency.

USDA has expanded its crop insurance options to include grapevine loss from natural disasters.

More growers, including specialty crop producers, are poised to have ways to access federal crop insurance programs.

Crop insurance is commonly recognized as the cornerstone of the farm safety net, but Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger believes more training, outreach and education is needed.

Farmers and ranchers who bought crop insurance across the Plains and West are finding that it’s going to make a big difference to their bottom lines due to the drought that plagued the region through the growing season.

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington state alleging price-fixing in the broiler chicken industry.

A crop insurance product that allows farmers to insure their entire operation under one policy has seen ups and downs since it became available under the 2014 farm bill. Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) grew out of the former Adjusted Growth Revenue and AGR-lite pilot programs that date back to 2008.