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RMA Extends Deadlines, Waives Interest Deferral for Emergency Drought Relief
The RMA is authorizing Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to allow policyholders additional time to make payments. The RMA is aware of concerns about the requirements to pay crop insurance premiums timely in order to avoid accrual of interest. July 29, 2021 -
USDA Funds Risk Management Education for Historically Underserved Producers
The USDA announced in a Press Release that that they are investing nearly $1 million in funding for universities and nonprofits to develop risk management training and educational tools aimed to assist historically underserved farmers and ranchers. This investment will include RMA projects to help producers manage long-term risks and challenges. July 29, 2021 -
Farmers Emphasize to Congress Importance of Crop Insurance
Farmers from across the country testified in June before a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing examining the efficacy of the farm safety net. The crop insurance program gives farmers predictable tools to manage their unique risks. Farmers invest in crop insurance before a disaster – sharing in the risk – and they know how the rules of their policy will help them recover. July 14, 2021
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NAU Country partners with all sides of the agricultural spectrum
Last week, NAU Country hosted a meeting between the Martin Barbre, administrator (RMA – Manager FCIC) and Duane Voy, director, USDA (RMA, St. Paul Regional Office) to discuss exciting initiatives that NAU Country is taking to continually partner with our agents and the American farmer. September 24, 2018 -
New Series Documents Crop Insurance’s Importance as Congress Hammers Out Farm Bill
National Crop Insurance Services set out this summer to document the lives and voices of farmers across America in a new series with stories from Kentucky and Indiana. You can watch the stories on NCIS’ new website, cropinsuranceinmystate.org, which also features a host of information about America’s top farm safety net program. September 18, 2018 -
Our View: Time to Go to Work
Farmers have been battling the weather and other curveballs all summer long to cultivate their crops, but it’s not just the pending harvest that has them concerned. They’re watching Washington, D.C., too, as lawmakers return to finish important Farm Bill business. August 28, 2018 -
New Study: Farmers Will Buy Less Crop Insurance If It Costs More
Crop insurance is already expensive for farmers but is necessary to obtain loans to invest in new technologies and conservation activities. Significantly cutting this support will not only hinder a farmer’s ability to invest in sustainable farm operations but may push many farmers out insurance and eventually out of business. August 21, 2018 -
AACI Update: Senate Farm Bill Passes, 86-11
Keep informed on the latest AACI updates in their weekly newsletter. Note: AACI content can only be accessed through the Agent Portal. Click on the link to login, and view the AACI Newsletter PDF. June 28, 2018 -
New Study: ‘Efforts to Limit HPO Would Increase Risks to Farmers’
Prior to the U.S. House of Representatives voting on a Farm Bill amendment in May that would have crippled crop insurance, a Kansas State University economist sent key policymakers a note alerting them to a new study that shed light on the negative impact of reducing revenue insurance coverage. June 26, 2018 -
Update on House Farm Bill
On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the House re-voted on its version of the 2018 Farm Bill and it passed by a vote of 213-211. You must login to the Agent Portal to read the complete update. June 22, 2018 -
As Mother Nature Rages, Agriculture’s Critics Attack
“What we learned from the drought of 2011 is that good policy can create survivors in an industry that otherwise would have no survivors.” – Matt Huie, Texas farmer and rancher June 19, 2018 -
Farmers in Ohio, Kentucky Advocate for Crop Insurance
A pair of soybean farmers in America’s heartland are urging Congress to leave crop insurance alone as it debates the 2018 Farm Bill with columns published recently in newspapers in both states. June 12, 2018 -
American Association of Crop Insurers (AACI) Alert! June 8, 2018
Keep informed on the latest AACI updates in their weekly newsletter. Note: AACI content can only be accessed through the Agent Portal. Click on the link to login, and view the AACI Newsletter PDF. June 09, 2018