
Emergency Relief
As a means of helping agricultural producers cope with natural disasters in 2020 and 2021, Congress included emergency relief funding in the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43). A minimum of 750 million dollars will be...

La Niña is Back! Could Disrupt Already Heated Market
La Niñas weather event which came in October 2020 has returned for a second cycle. By 2021 Pacific Ocean waters along with the central and east-central equatorial band had returned to remarkably below normal temperatures. In simple words, temperatures in most of the...

Easy Crop Insurance Mistakes That Keep You from Getting Your Payout
Crop insurance is federally funded and it is crucial to adhere to the deadlines and requirements of your crop insurance policy, in order to receive your claim dollars when they are due. These are the top mistakes we see. Table of Contents 1. Documents do not have a...

10 Questions You Should Ask Before Getting Crop Insurance
Agricultural farming can be a good profit-yielding business, but there are many factors involved where things can go wrong. For example, an unexpected thunderstorm can put you in a lot of trouble, involving crop, building, and equipment damage. Table of...

Livestock Market Shakeups You Need to Know About
Livestock has always been a tricky business because there are hundreds of variables that affect price and demand, but recent shakeups in the U.S. and around the world have made it even more unpredictable. New laws and geopolitical factors have a huge impact on these...

Apple Policy Changes: Make Your Voice Heard
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has been looking at ways to improve the Apple Crop Provisions. A recent press release explains the proposed changes to the apple crop insurance policy and asks for producers and the public to submit comments before February 14th, 2022....

Livestock Insurance: Which is Better, LRP or LGM?
You know better than anyone that the best laid plans for your farm or ranch can be destroyed in the blink of an eye, especially given the recent decline in market prices and margins. Thankfully, there are two livestock insurance products subsidized by the federal...

How Crop Insurance Works
Farming is a risky business. The average American won’t borrow as much money in their lifetime as a farmer might borrow for just one season. And even if you don’t have to borrow, one bad season could still take you out of business or prevent aspiring farmers from ever getting started.