The US Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an $8 billion diesel relief program for farmers facing elevated fuel costs during the current harvest period. The initiative, announced by ...

USDA’s Risk Management Agency says producers will be allowed to purchase multiple endorsements on a single crop insurance ...

Former USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber argues the administration’s new LRP-BRAND endorsement will drive beef prices higher, ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RFD NEWS) — Record crop insurance participation highlights the program’s central role in the farm safety net as producers approach the March 16 sign-up deadline for spring-seeded ...

With the midterm elections behind us, momentum is building in Congress toward forthcoming discussions over the upcoming farm bill. A common refrain from many lobby groups is to “do no harm” to crop ...

Year after year of drought and intense heat that have cooked crops in Texas also have fueled a clash between USDA and the crop insurance industry that has spilled over into discussions of a new farm ...

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 ...

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big "I") has installed Greg Sandrock (pictured), a partner at The Cornerstone Agency in Tampico, Illinois, as its chair for 2026-2027. He was ...

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) offers crop insurance to eligible farmers to help protect them from financial ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is offering its crop insurance discount program for cover crops for the eighth ...