As part of the latest deal to avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a yearlong extension of the 2018 farm bill, which expired earlier this year. And while bipartisanship in Washington can be ...

As has been often said with farming ... “every year is different,” and many times decisions for the current crop year are based on what happened in the previous year or two. That could be the scenario ...

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 ...

As farmers focus on changes to crop insurance ahead of the March 16 deadline, Ben Rand say some of the most valuable risk tools have existed for years, but there are also key changes farmers shouldn't ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

Founding father Benjamin Franklin was spot-on almost three centuries ago when he noted — in print, no less — that two unavoidable facts of life were death and taxes. Had Ben been in the “Almanack” ...

At a time when farm income is under growing pressure, the One Big Beautiful Bill is reshaping the farm safety net in ways that go well beyond bigger checks or better crop insurance coverage. According ...

Inszone Insurance Services has acquired Ohio Valley Insurance, an independent agency specializing in agricultural and crop insurance, the company announced, marking the Sacramento-based brokerage’s ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — This year marks the 30th anniversary of what is referred to as the foundation of the modern crop insurance program. "The Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994 came on the heals of ...

Year after year of drought and intense heat that have cooked crops in Texas also have fueled a clash between USDA and the crop insurance industry that has spilled over into discussions of a new farm ...

A crop insurance software company says federal regulators pulled the rug out from under it - after repeatedly approving its business model.