{"id":13677,"date":"2022-10-06T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/?p=13677"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:53:24","slug":"the-most-successful-thing-weve-done-in-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/the-most-successful-thing-weve-done-in-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Most Successful Thing We\u2019ve Done in Agriculture\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Minnesota congressman Collin Peterson knows farm policy. As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Peterson played a key role in several Farm Bills. Peterson recently spoke at an Agri-Pulse event about the critical role crop insurance plays in the farm safety net.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most successful thing we’ve done in agriculture, and clearly during my career was crop insurance,\u201d<\/strong> Peterson said.<\/p>\n

As farm disasters have threatened farms in recent years, Peterson also urged Congress to utilize the next Farm Bill to improve crop insurance and expand coverage where needed, rather than create a separate new permanent disaster program. Peterson warned that a permanent disaster program would \u201cundermine crop insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Policy experts and politicians<\/a> aren\u2019t the only ones speaking out in support of crop insurance. We\u2019ve spent the year talking to farmers on the ground<\/a> about how crop insurance helps them manage their risks and gives them the tools to improve resiliency.<\/p>\n