Parum: There are other risk management tools like ARC and PLC. ARC county prices this year will be set at $5.03 for corn, $12.17 for soybeans, and $6.98 for wheat. There's also PLC (which) is set by ...

As February closes, row crop farmers have their first major pricing benchmark for 2026, with federal crop insurance spring prices now finalized for corn, soybeans, and spring wheat. The numbers reveal ...

With the March 16 sign-up deadline approaching for 2026 spring-seeded crops, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) has reported record participation in US crop and livestock insurance for the 2025 ...

"Record participation in 2025 demonstrates the value farmers and ranchers place on crop insurance," said NCIS President Tom Zacharias. "In a time of tight margins and increasing weather uncertainty, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

Boosted by the popularity of forage policies, crop insurance coverage exceeded 500 million acres in 2023, marking the highest level ever. Enrollment in crop insurance has surged 85% since 2016, ...

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 ...