USDA News
Harvey, Irma-Ravaged Farms May Miss Out on U.S. Govt. Crop Insurance Cover
In the U.S, government-backed insurance plans help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters. Unfortunately for the produce growers that were ravaged by recent hurricanes, a lot of the ...
Crop Insurance Payments For U.S. Plains Flooding Lower Than in Drought
Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers' feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains in May, with the record rains providing tangible benefits to ...
Expect U.S. Crop Insurance Floor Prices to Drop in 2015
Crop insurance price guarantees for U.S. corn, soybeans and spring wheat in 2015 will fall 10 percent or more based on futures settlement prices for February, grain analysts said on Friday. The U.S. ...