U.S. Sending $1 Billion to Farmers Hit by Natural Disasters in 2018-2019 June 14, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release more than $1 billion in payments over the next several weeks starting...
Study: Kansas Farmers Will Be Disproportionately Affected by Rising Temps October 27, 2020 Growing corn and soybeans will become increasingly challenging for Kansas farmers as the climate warms, according to a recent Kansas...
Derecho Storm Leveled Soybean and Corn Fields, Storage Tanks Across Midwest August 16, 2020 By Tom Polansek A storm packing hurricane-force winds last Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in...
Most Produce Farmers Hit by Recent Hurricanes Not Covered by Federal Crop Insurance September 20, 2017 By Alan Bjerga In the U.S, government-backed insurance plans help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters. Unfortunately for the produce growers that...
Maryland Farmers Encouraged to Consider Crop Insurance March 3, 2016 Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder issued a reminder for local farmers that the sales closing date to purchase crop...