{"id":14648,"date":"2023-09-28T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/?p=14648"},"modified":"2023-09-26T07:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:34:39","slug":"crop-insurance-is-the-cornerstone-of-the-farm-safety-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/crop-insurance-is-the-cornerstone-of-the-farm-safety-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurance is the Cornerstone of the Farm Safety Net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crop insurance serves America\u2019s farmers and ranchers through effective risk management tools that strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and their rural communities. <strong>This ensures Americans have access to a safe and secure food supply. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because it protects all American farming operations\u2014no matter the size\u2014it\u2019s an incredibly diverse and robust program. Don\u2019t believe us? Just take a look at the numbers and see what farmers themselves have to say.<\/p>\n<p>Crop insurance is as diverse as the crops it protects. Crop insurance covers <strong>136 crops<\/strong> and <strong>604 varieties<\/strong> with <strong>36 different plans of insurance<\/strong>. Crop insurance is also available for livestock.<\/p>\n<p>With the number of options, endorsements, and various elections available, that totals more than <strong>170,000 different county\/crop programs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Crop insurance protects <strong>$194 billion<\/strong> worth of crops and livestock.<\/p>\n<p>More than $22 billion worth of specialty crops are protected by crop insurance and farmers buy crop insurance on more than <strong>70 different organic crops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Crop insurance protects\u00a0more than 90% of insurable acres of American major crop farmland. Farmers in<strong> all 50 states<\/strong> purchase crop insurance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-KtRJwtOHA\">Farmers trust crop insurance.<\/a> They buy more than <strong>1.2 million<\/strong> crop insurance policies each year.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers have paid more than <strong>$46 billion<\/strong> in crop insurance premiums in the last 10 years. They share in the risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrop insurance remains agriculture\u2019s best risk management tool, it\u2019s imperative that Congress continue to protect a strong, effective Federal crop insurance program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 Travis Beuerlein, Texas Cattle Rancher<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for Whole Farm Revenue Protection today, you know, I may not be at the size that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BEZet-Vv14M?si=PCI-o0ejSJdktdad\"><em>Brian Campbell<\/em><\/a><em>, Pennsylvania Diversified Produce Farmer<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crop insurance serves America\u2019s farmers and ranchers through effective risk management tools that strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and their rural communities. 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