What a difference a year makes. In 2020, the spring crop insurance prices for corn, soybeans and cotton were near the lowest levels of the last decade (Crop Insurance Guarantees Fall in 2020). Now, on ...

The ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis is now hindering trade out of the major grain production area. And as a result, the uncertainty added fuel to volatile price action on Monday, which marked the final ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2024 crop year is March 15. The 2024 spring prices for corn and soybean will be reduced substantially from the base price levels ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Natural disasters, changing markets and varied input costs impose risk on farmers and their operations. A crop insurance expert said programs including Title 1 of the farm bill and ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2025 crop year is March 17. It appears that the 2025 spring price for corn will be similar to 2024; however the soybean price will ...

USDA’s SDRP Stage 2 shallow-loss formula relies on spring prices, often missing real harvest-time revenue losses for insured ...

The 2022 spring crop insurance price for corn is $5.90, $1.32 higher than last year. The 2021 corn crop insurance harvest price was $5.37. This year’s corn volatility factor was 0.23, the same as last ...

For the 2021 crop year, to be eligible for premium support under PCCP, the participant must be a person who is eligible to receive Federal benefits and who has purchased a crop insurance policy for a ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that the sign-up for the state’s Crop Insurance Discount Program is now open and available. Farmers who planted cover crops this fall can apply ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently reminded farmers and landowners who planted cover crops this past fall to apply for the state’s Crop Insurance Discount Program ahead of the Jan. 26 ...