Articles by Becky Bohrer

Officials Revamp, Expand Western Program for Rangeland Insurance

A pilot program for rangeland insurance, criticized by some for how it calculated losses, has been revamped and expanded to include more producers in Montana and Wyoming, a federal agriculture official said Dec. 20. Beginning with the 2005 crop year, …

Changes In Federal Crop Insurance Regulations Affect Montana Farmers

Changes in federal crop insurance regulations will prevent farmers in the region from collecting two full losses for crops planted on the same ground in a single crop year, a federal agriculture official said. The changes put in place for …