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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 ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins recently announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies, and expanding access to ...

Drop crop insurance? Choose cheaper options? The decision boils down to how much risk you and your lender will accept.

Crop insurance, along with Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), is one of several tools farmers use to manage risk. Each season brings its share of uncertainty, from weather ...

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.

I spent about three-quarters of a decade at the beginning of my career covering police and courts. That meant I was in a lot of courtrooms and heard a lot about crimes from misdemeanor vandalism to ...

The sign-up is now open for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s annual Crop Insurance Discount Program.