With the unfriendly farm economy, those who have the biggest challenge are young farmers. However, some changes are being ...

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 ...

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

The farm economy is strained as input costs remain elevated, commodity prices are still soft, and global markets remain ...

A series of speakers at the Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention said here Monday that crop insurance remains the most important part of the farm safety net, but that the ...

Pat Swanson, administrator of the Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency, and Ken Selzer, the RMA associate administrator, said here Tuesday that RMA is trying to make crop insurance more ...

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

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act extended commodity programs and crop insurance, but left other farm bill titles for 2026 ...

A bill from Oklahoma’s last legislative session has some politicians wondering how much Oklahoma insurance law is being ...

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 addition to higher farm payments and better crop insurance, Paul Neiffer says the most overlooked impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill could be how farmers structure their operations.

Farmers faced many challenges last year, including low commodity prices, high input costs and being stuck in the crossfire of ...