{"id":14177,"date":"2023-05-12T08:57:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/?p=14177"},"modified":"2023-05-12T08:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:58:36","slug":"farmers-testify-crop-insurance-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/farmers-testify-crop-insurance-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Testify: Crop Insurance Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Dwight D. Eisenhower once famously said, \u201cfarming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you\u2019re a thousand miles from the corn field.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why farmers, crop insurers, and other agriculture stakeholders from across the country recently brought the corn fields to Congress. Farm leaders representing a diverse range of crops traveled to Washington, DC, and stressed to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees the critical importance of a strong crop insurance program in the next Farm Bill.<\/p>\n

Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net, protecting more than 490 million acres of farmland and $170 billion of agriculture production. Farmers testified that, due to the immense risks that come with agriculture, their family farms depend on the protection offered by crop insurance.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cIf it wasn’t for Federal crop insurance, I wouldn’t be the sixth generation to farm my family’s farm in Sumner County, and there’s probably no chance of the seventh generation… being able to take over.\u201d <\/strong>– Craig Meeker, Chairman, National Sorghum Producers<\/p>\n

Crop insurance is built on a unique public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the private sector. Farmers must share in the risk by purchasing crop insurance, spending more than $6.8 billion to purchase crop insurance in 2022. Farmers continue to invest in crop insurance, and Americans support the program<\/a>, because it works.<\/p>\n

\u201cFederal crop insurance has a proven track record for helping producers quickly respond to natural disaster. Corn growers consistently rank crop insurance as the most important program and title of the Farm Bill,\u201d Tom Haag, president of the Corn Board of the National Corn Growers Association, told the House Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n

At the House hearing, farmers also spoke to their personal experiences with crop insurance. Aaron Flansburg, Chairman, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, noted that crop insurance helps farmers secure credit, and it contributes to the financial stability of his own farm. Andrew Moore,\u00a0President, U.S. Canola Association, recently relied on crop insurance when a cold snap killed his canola crop.<\/p>\n

The stories continued on the Senate side: Last year, Kody Carson, Past Chairman of the National Sorghum Producers, planted hundreds of acres of sorghum. He harvested just one field. \u201cCrop insurance is vital for sorghum producers and the tool has been critical in helping us manage the ongoing drought conditions,\u201d Carson said.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cWheat farmers rely on the certainty of the crop insurance program. In turn, the American people can depend on American farmers who are able to\u2026withstand natural disasters.\u201d <\/strong>– Brent Cheyne, President, National Association of Wheat Growers<\/p>\n

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Testimony and congressional questioning across both committees touched on several of crop insurance\u2019s key strengths:<\/p>\n

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  1. It\u2019s available to farmers in all 50 states<\/a> and to more than 130 crops<\/li>\n
  2. It delivers aid quickly<\/a>, allowing farmers to plant again the next season<\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s adaptable, with new products continually under development<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. It helps farmers, especially new and beginning farmers<\/a>, secure credit<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. It contributes to the health and stability of rural communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In addition to listening to farmer perspectives, the Senate Agriculture Committee also heard from two of the 13 companies approved to sell and service crop insurance.<\/p>\n

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    From America\u2019s corn fields to Capitol Hill, farmers are speaking out loud and clear: Crop insurance keeps America growing. <\/strong>The next Farm Bill must preserve and strengthen this vital risk management tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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