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One of crop insurance’s defining attributes is its self-correcting nature. That is, farmers who exhibit more risk pay more than those who exhibit less – much in the same way that car insurers reward safe drivers. This is done by collecting and analyzing a producer’s Actual Production History (APH), which takes into account a grower’s […]

With a new Administration taking control in Washington, D.C., and many new members joining Congress, it’s more important than ever to remind elected leaders the crucial role crop insurance plays in protecting farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. That’s why a group of 58 farming, banking, and conservation organizations sent letters last week to House and Senate budget […]

Federal crop insurance is arguably the first farm policy in history that is financed, in part, by the farmers who benefit from it. Unlike farm policies of the past, which were 100 percent backed by taxpayers, modern-day farm policy requires growers to take an active role in sharing the financial costs of protecting America’s crops […]

U.S. crop insurance policies protected the country’s farmers and ranchers and ensured rural communities stayed strong in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, tornadoes, hurricanes, and political unrest. In all, those policies protected 398 million acres of land in 2020. In her opening remarks at the crop insurance industry’s annual meeting, Kendall Jones, chair of […]

Jaevien Akinmola grew up helping his grandfather raise vegetables and fruit in rural South Carolina. Farming was everywhere in his hometown of Manning. He could walk out his front door and into a farm field just down the road. Today, Akinmola is studying Agribusiness at South Carolina State University. He has big plans to be […]