Boosted by the popularity of forage policies, crop insurance coverage exceeded 500 million acres in 2023, marking the highest level ever. Enrollment in crop insurance has surged 85% since 2016, ...

From rethinking plant populations and fertility to SCO/ECO coverage, the two high-yield farmers share their plans for managing the ongoing volatility.

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse lays out considerations for crop insurance. The deadline to enroll in crop insurance for ...

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 ...

As for the Supplemental Coverage Option, most farmers will now only pay 20% of the full SCO cost. Supplement plans such as ...

When Iowa farmer and crop insurance agent Pat Swanson was named to lead USDA’s Risk Management Agency in March of 2025, she ...

North Dakota farmers will be without a key federal crop insurance option this year as they prepare for spring planting. As part of federally subsidized crop insurance, farmers are insured when the ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Natural disasters, changing markets and varied input costs impose risk on farmers and their operations. A crop insurance expert said programs including Title 1 of the farm bill and ...

The Big Beautiful Bill, passed on July 4, 2025, made significant changes to the farm safety net and crop insurance subsidies you need to be aware of.

In a major development for the wine industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency this summer plans to try out new crop insurance coverage in California to protect growers ...

Corn, soybean and rice producers in regions prone to spring flooding are criticizing an Agriculture Department decision to eliminate buy-up coverage for prevented planting crop insurance.

Northwestern Texas cotton growers need futures to hit 70 cents by February end to boost crop insurance coverage levels.