VOLGA, S.D. - As parts of the region have experienced heavy rainfall and flooding throughout this spring and summer, many agricultural producers are now faced with making management decisions for the ...

A Nebraska ag economist offers considerations about the rewards and pitfalls from various crop insurance programs.

WASHINGTON — Rural bank executives and crop insurance agents testified at a Senate hearing last week in support of a modernized crop insurance market that helps upstart producers manage growing risks, ...

There's a change producers may see in their crop insurance this year.

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse shares some tips on understanding the differences available in crop insurance options ...

Crop insurance companies and their agents have spent years fighting off cuts in Congress or at USDA. Now, they're arguing limits imposed more than a decade ago are unfairly shrinking returns for ...

Alfalfa and forage growers may want consider an insurance program that can help them cover financial risk. Glenda Blindert, a crop insurance agent at Blindert Insurance Agency, Salem, South Dakota, ...

Upper Midwest crop insurance agents always are busy during spring planting. But this spring was particularly hectic for them in areas hit by heavy rains and planting delays. "There were a lot of ...

Corn, soybean and rice producers in regions prone to spring flooding are criticizing an Agriculture Department decision to ...

With heavy amounts of rainfall this spring and summer, it's important to know how to get the most out of your crop insurance coverage. With water standing in many fields across the region, David ...