Sticking points over costs and priorities are complicating lawmakers’ efforts to pass expansive legislation.

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 ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding American producers’ access to crop insurance, offering turfgrass producers in select states and counties a new risk management option through a pilot ...

With the midterm elections behind us, momentum is building in Congress toward forthcoming discussions over the upcoming farm bill. A common refrain from many lobby groups is to “do no harm” to crop ...

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 ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2024 crop year is March 15. The 2024 spring prices for corn and soybean will be reduced substantially from the base price levels ...

Several Monthly Harvest reports have focused on the waste, adverse production and input use impacts, envi­ronmental concerns, and other negative effects asso­ciated with the current heavily subsidized ...

Crop insurance endorsements can sharply boost revenue coverage. Coverage of one product may explode this year due to higher taxpayer subsidies. But cost, coverage still may be barrier to many growers ...