National Crop Insurance Services News

Crop Insurance: A Growing Problem in Time of Record Farm Profits

A Depression-era program intended to save the nation’s farmers from ruin has grown into a 21st- century crutch enabling affluent growers and financial institutions to thrive at U.S. taxpayer expense. Federal crop insurance encourages farmers to gamble on risky plantings …

Crop Insurance Juicy Target in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal

Rural lawmakers worry that $9 billion in annual federal crop insurance subsidies are an easy target for spending cuts in a “fiscal cliff” deal so they’re shopping around for a late compromise on a farm bill to protect them. The …