Lawmakers Slam Crop Insurance Report

Key Congressional Farm Leaders Defend Crop Insurance Program

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
An Environmental Working Group report highlighted that just 195 counties in the five-state Prairie Pothole region collected 61% of prevented planting claims nationwide between 2000 and 2013. (Graphic courtesy of USDA Risk Management Agency)
An Environmental Working Group report highlighted that just 195 counties in the five-state Prairie Pothole region collected 61% of prevented planting claims nationwide between 2000 and 2013. (Graphic courtesy of USDA Risk Management Agency)
Three key congressional farm leaders defended the crop insurance program following a report released by the Environmental Working Group this week criticizing the program's prevented planting provisions.

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Jerry Hagstrom

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