During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2025 crop year. The 2025 ...

Kent Thiesse suggests readers look over their options and see if some changes may be worth making with their 2025 crop insurance plans. As has been often said with farming, every year is different, ...

As farmers start to wrap up harvest and think about next year's crop, the Center for Rural Affairs has released a new resource guide to inform producers who grow small grains about crop insurance ...

USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance products for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. “It’s ...

Kansas State University agricultural economists are encouraging farmers to make time now to fully think through their options in advance of upcoming deadlines for federal farm and crop insurance ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now offering crop insurance for sesame producers nationwide. Beginning in the 2024 crop year, USDA’s Risk Management Agency is expanding the Actual Production ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

The stakes for farmers are higher than ever. While the federal crop insurance program changes from year to year, the game is much the same during the rushed two-week enrollment period in early March.

An $11.3 million initiative is piloting an AI‑enabled public‑private framework designed to link federal BRM programs with ...