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

The Reconciliation Bill, or the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that was passed by Congress in July of 2025 made some ...

Farmers struggling to cover increased production costs are taking advantage of reduced premiums on federal crop insurance ...

Many are anticipating a tough year financially for farmers in 2025, but experts urge producers to not let up on their crop insurance policies. The end rows of a corn field north of Mandan, North ...

New CBO farm bill math confirms a tough farm economy, projecting $1.4 trillion in USDA spending while many farmers wait for ...

Even as action on a new farm bill has stalled, a proposal to boost crop insurance subsidies is generating new debate on and off Capitol Hill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is ...

As part of the latest deal to avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a yearlong extension of the 2018 farm bill, which expired earlier this year. And while bipartisanship in Washington can be ...

With the farm bill (H.R. 2) expected on the House floor in the next few weeks, farmers, ranchers and many others are urging lawmakers to protect crop insurance. In a letter to House members, the ...

Day to day, running a farm takes a lot of work. “You can see the soybean pods starting to form,” Lee Tesdell, a farm owner in Iowa, said. Farms are facing more and more unknowns due to a changing ...

(Bloomberg) -- In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is like an oasis. Sheep, cows and chickens graze freely on crops and vegetation in a ...