Despite Soy Rally, Farmers Bet on Corn Backed by High Crop Insurance Guarantee March 30, 2021 By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO— A 45% rally in soybean prices in 11 months was not enough to convince South Dakota farmer DuWayne Bosse...
Midwest Farmers Receive Record Federal Aid, Crop Insurance Payments Under Trump October 20, 2020 By Mark Weinraub U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government...
Despite China Deal, U.S. Farmers Still Dependent on Government Aid: Analysis March 12, 2020 By Mark Weinraub and P.J. Huffstutter As U.S. President Donald Trump touted the signing of a U.S.-China trade deal in January, he told cash-strapped farmers they...
Republican Farm Bill Calls for Changes to Food Stamps, Renewal of Crop Insurance April 13, 2018 By Amanda Becker and Mark Weinraub Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Thursday called for changes to the government’s food assistance program for the...
Farmers Balk as Trump Budget Caps Crop Insurance Subsidies May 25, 2017 By Tom Polansek and Mark Weinraub U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a...
Crop Insurance Payments for Drought More Than for Flooding July 6, 2015 By Mark Weinraub Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers’ feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains...
Crop Insurance Payments for Drought More Than for Flooding June 23, 2015 By Mark Weinraub Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers’ feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains...
Midwest Wheat Farmers Reap Preventive Planting Insurance Money October 29, 2009 By Mark Weinraub U.S. farmers struggling to seed their wheat crop will likely reap an insurance check rather than sow in less-than-ideal conditions,...