Crop insurance protects farmers and agricultural producers against the loss of crops as a result of extreme weather, like floods, hail, and drought, or the loss of revenue due to price fluctuation in the agricultural commodity market. There are two types of crop insurance available to farmers in the U.S. : crop-hail insurance, which is […]
Prevented Planting for U.S. Farmers
U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show Ohio farmers have been hit with the state’s worse weather-prevented planting season on record in 2019. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Ohio had the highest rate nationally of acreage on which insured farmers were prevented from planting because of weather. The data shows Ohio’s 15.1% rate was followed by […]