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Farm bill gridlock

WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the Senate and House agriculture committees ground to a halt on Dec. 13.

By Jerry Hagstrom , December 17, 2012

ND farmers want changes in crop insurance rules

Some upper Midwest farmers who thought they caught a break when the federal government eased crop insurance rules for land hit by prolonged flooding are finding it isn't as easy to cash in as they first thought.

By Blake Nicholson , September 06, 2012

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Crop insurance How many drought years will test program limits?

By Mikkel Pates , August 20, 2012

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Crop insurance under fire

WASHINGTON — The American Association of Crop Insurers and the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau are urging the Senate to reject all the amendments that would change the crop insurance section of the farm bill but reform coalitions are urging the senators to consider passing them.

By Jerry Hagstrom , June 12, 2012

Senate votes to proceed on farm bill

Bill eliminates direct payments, expands crop insurance for produce

By Jerry Hagstrom, Special to Agweek , June 11, 2012

EWG study criticizes crop insurance

WASHINGTON — As the Senate makes plans to take up the farm bill, the Environmental Working Group last week released a study of crop insurance that shows some farms get big premium subsidies including those in North Dakota and Minnesota and urged Congress to consider releasing the names of crop insurance beneficiaries and putting limits on the subsidies.

By Jerry Hagstrom , June 04, 2012

Farm-state lawmakers moving to create unprecedented fed subsidy program

The subsidy, free insurance that would cover farmers' "shallow crop losses" before their paid insurance kicks in, has been pushed by corn and soybean farmers who could benefit the most from the program. It would replace for the most part several other subsidy programs, including direct payments preferred by Southern rice and cotton farmers.

By Mary Clare Jalonick , November 07, 2011

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Putting a price tag on late planting

Corn farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota could lose as much as $2.6 billion because of planting delays this spring, says a company that provides global crop insurance and risk management.

By Jonathan Knutson , May 30, 2011

Extension sought in ND on crop insurance deadlines

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — North Dakota Farmers Union is seeking a 10-day extension on the crop insurance planting deadline for some crops.

May 17, 2011

Good news on crop insurance

There were some weary insurance agents in the region March 16. There were plenty of farmers with better-than-usual crop insurance coverage, too. March 15 was the deadline for purchasing or modifying crop insurance for spring-planted crops this growing season

By Jonathan Knutson , March 29, 2011

Crop insurance costs expected to double, but agreement renegotiations may yield savings

WASHINGTON — The government’s cost of insuring increasingly valuable crops could double this year to about $9 billion, but the amount of savings from the Obama administration’s renegotiation of the agreement with crop insurance companies also may be more than twice than what was expected, key industry leaders said March 8.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 14, 2011

Third year no charm for prevent plant

FARGO, N.D. — A third year of difficulties in planting crops in some of the wettest areas of the region could spell trouble for farmers wanting to use prevent-plant insurance, a crop insurance official says.

By Mikkel Pates , February 15, 2011

Potential subsidy cuts could mean farmer cutback in coverage

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Bill Murphy said Feb. 4 that the cost of the producer premium subsidy for crop insurance could reach $5.5 billion in 2011, but that if Congress cuts the subsidy, farmers are likely to cut back on their coverage for potential losses.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 15, 2011

Subsidies on radar for reductions

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Federal subsidies for crop insurance premiums could be a target for cuts as Congress tries to reduce the budget deficit and wrestles with a new farm bill in 2012, a key American Farm Bureau Federation lobbyist said Feb. 3 at the annual meeting of the Crop Insurance Research Bureau in Indian Wells, Calif.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 08, 2011

Crop insurance program sees changes, could face farm bill challenge

FARGO, N.D. — The federal crop insurance program is working reasonably well, officials say.

By Jonathan Knutson , January 25, 2011

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