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Crop insurance deadline nears
A few years ago, I phoned area crop insurance agents just prior to the annual March 15 deadline forpurchasing or modifying crop insurance for spring-planted crops. I was curious about the trends and p...
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2013 reporting of prevented planting extended to July 15

ST. PAUL, MINN, – Farmers must report prevented planting acreage to their local USDA-Farm Service Agency office by July 15, 2013. FSA State Executive Director Debra Crusoe stated, “Due to an unseasonably cool and wet spring, planting has been significantly delayed or prevented in many areas of Minnesota this crop year.” “Farmers must remember to visit their local FSA office before July 15 to report all their crop acreage, including that which has been prevented from planting.” Crusoe said.

By USDA Farm Service Agency , June 10, 2013

Corn group gets $99,924 grant

SD Corn Growers to present seminars on risk management, crop insurance.

By News release , December 06, 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. The groups, which represent crop insurance agents and companies, issued the statement recently.

By Jerry Hagstrom , June 18, 2012

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

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-8 today on a motion to proceed on the farm bill, and the White House issued a strong statement of support in favor of the bill, although the administration wants further cuts to crop insurance and commodity program spending.

By Jerry Hagstrom , June 07, 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

House debates farm bill

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., thinks that all crops need a farm program that provides better protection from multiyear price drops than the Senate Agriculture Committee-passed farm bill, a position with which House Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., agrees.

By Jerry Hagstrom , May 14, 2012

Don't turn back the clock on crop insurance

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Congress is currently working on legislation that could lead to big changes in federal crop insurance and have major effects on America’s farmers.

By Mike Becker , May 14, 2012

Senate ag committee passes farm bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill on April 26 that is remarkable for receiving a strong committee vote and for the unhappiness and isolation of committee members representing the South, who do not think the bill treated cotton, rice and peanut farmers fairly and did not vote to send the bill to the full Senate.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 30, 2012

Stabenow, Roberts release farm bill proposal

WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and ranking member Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, recently released a farm bill proposal and announced that the committee will begin consideration of the bill on Wednesday.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 24, 2012

Senate contenders spar over budget

Senate contenders spar over budget FARGO, N.D. — U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp is strongly criticizing opponent Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., for his support of a U.S. House budget plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that she says would cut $180 billion out of farm program spending over a 10-year period.

By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012

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ND Senators promote RLAP

ND Senators promote RLAP BISMARCK, N.D. — Cooperation with southern Republican senators representing peanut, cotton and rice growers will be a key to whether a Revenue Loss Assistance Program can be passed in the Senate, said officials gathered for a roundtable on the 2012 farm bill.

By Mikkel Pates , April 09, 2012

Keeping the farm economy strong

Keeping the farm economy strong WASHINGTON — In December, when the first new Massey Ferguson tractor built in America in many years rolled off the AGCO assembly line in Jackson, Minn., it was a sure sign that the farm economy is helping to lead the economic recovery in Minnesota and across the country.

By Al Franken , April 09, 2012

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Vilsack defends USDA cuts

Vilsack defends USDA cuts WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on March 30 defended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to close some Farm Service Agency county offices if they were within 20 miles of each other “as the crow flies,” and also the agency’s cuts to certain research programs.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 02, 2012

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Farm bill commodity title introduced

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on March 29 introduced a farm bill commodity title proposal that they maintain would treat Northern Plains farmers more fairly than the “shallow loss” and higher target prices that have already been introduced, and also include disaster programs for livestock and tree producers.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 02, 2012

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