For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

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 ...

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 ...

Crop insurance industry leaders, former congressmen and commodity groups gathered recently for their annual industry conference to highlight the importance of their public-private partnership, the ...

Kansas State University agricultural economists are encouraging farmers to make time now to fully think through their options in advance of upcoming deadlines for federal farm and crop insurance ...

As farmers focus on changes to crop insurance ahead of the March 16 deadline, Ben Rand say some of the most valuable risk ...

American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall speaks during a lunch Wednesday afternoon at Mitchell Technical College. Duvall was in town as part of a three-day tour of the state. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With the unfriendly farm economy, those who have the biggest challenge are young farmers. However, some ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office and conservative think tanks agree on one point when it comes to farm programs: They should be cut. While subsidies have long been accepted as a way to keep ...

A Senate Ag subcommittee heard from agricultural bankers Thursday. Consensus: Crop insurance programs often make the difference in farmers being able to stay in business. One of the bankers noted that ...

“The kind of money that I've been talking to Sen. Schumer about is enough for us to do something really good on crop insurance, to fix the dairy program, (and) to do something on reference prices,” ...

BISMARCK -- Officials think education could increase interest in a new type of crop insurance that also may give farmers who diversify a boost. Whole farm crop insurance became available in North ...