Sticking points over costs and priorities are complicating lawmakers’ efforts to pass expansive legislation.

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

ADA, Minn. -- Farmers across this small community discovered the shortfalls in crop insurance coverage the hard way. Flooding, hail storms and high winds damaged or destroyed the region's crops during ...

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.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-- Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep Rick Nolan, Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee's General Farm Commodities and Risk ...

These farms often grow a variety of crops, which makes them more resilient when extreme weather strikes. But farming this way can make it harder to get crop insurance.

Crop insurance provider Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa has acquired California-based Global Ag Insurance Services, expanding FMH's presence in the specialty crop sector. Global Ag, ...

Growers can take practical steps now to safeguard their operations against the growing threat of extreme rainfall and ...