Explaining the Farm Bill

Crop Insurance Industry Gears up to Educate Farmers on New Farm Bill

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
The new farm bill requires crop farmers to make a five-year choice between the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, which covers the shallow losses that crop insurance does not, and the Price Loss Coverage program, which makes payments when market prices remain below set target prices. (DTN photo illustration by Nick Scalise)
The new farm bill requires crop farmers to make a five-year choice between the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, which covers the shallow losses that crop insurance does not, and the Price Loss Coverage program, which makes payments when market prices remain below set target prices. (DTN photo illustration by Nick Scalise)
USDA's Farm Service Agency has to develop rules for the new commodity programs, but they will cover the 2014 crops while any changes to crop insurance will begin with the 2015 crop, key industry officials said this week at the annual crop insurance convention in...

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Jerry Hagstrom

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