U.S. Farmers Face Insurance, Aid Decisions as Persistent Rains Prevent Planting May 28, 2019 By Michael Hirtzer Kansas farmer Mark Nelson has until Saturday to plant his corn or lose the insurance that protects him from a...
More Rain Forecast as Midwest, Great Plains Continue to Deal With River Flooding March 19, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Michael Hirtzer The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is...
Low Yields Best Insurance as U.S. Farmers Plant Corn June 10, 2011 By Michael Hirtzer Ohio farmer Jeff Hoak was excited and anxious at the same time. His wedding was coming up, and many of...