With a one-year extension of the Farm Bill signed into law, Congress is turning its attention to drafting a five-year Farm Bill that strengthens the farm safety net. As the cornerstone of this safety net, crop insurance has received a lot of attention lately. We\u2019re proud of this public-private partnership that keeps family farmers on the farm and saves taxpayer money by quickly delivering aid for verified crop losses.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s hear it from the Hill:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFederal crop insurance\u2026is one of the most successful examples of a public-private partnership in existence<\/strong>. Farmers willingly pay significant premiums for crop insurance coverage because it provides reliable assistance when disaster strikes. This timely indemnification doesn\u2019t just benefit farmers, it bolsters rural economies by ensuring that producers can pay back their lenders, retain their employees, and get back on their feet to farm again the following season.\u201d \u2013 Rep. Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (PA-15-R), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLeave crop insurance alone. Just keep it going the way it is\u2026 that’s what I’ve been hearing from farmers.<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA-R)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c[Crop insurance] works pretty darn good<\/strong> right now.\u201d \u2013 Sen. Jon Tester (MT-D)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCrop insurance has proven to be a bedrock risk management tool<\/strong>\u2026 I firmly believe an opportunity exists to build on the program\u2019s success by making higher coverage levels more affordable to producers across the country. This will help alleviate the need for ad hoc assistance programs, saving money while strengthening this important risk management tool.\u201d \u2013 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-7-R)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCrop insurance and other programs\u2026 are very important in my region to help to ensure that our farmers are continuing to feed America.<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11-R)<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s no surprise that Congress is sharing its support for this critical risk management tool. That\u2019s because crop insurance:<\/p>\n Congress should work to improve crop insurance so it covers more acres, more crops, and more farmers in the next Farm Bill.<\/p>\n Interested in hearing real-life farmers talk about crop insurance? Watch their stories here<\/a>, or follow us on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With a one-year extension of the Farm Bill signed into law, Congress is turning its attention to drafting a five-year Farm Bill that strengthens the farm safety net. As the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":14763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,30,31,32,33,36,37,38,39,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress","category-essential-strengths","category-farm-bill","category-farm-policy","category-farmers","category-legislation","category-risk-management","category-safety-net","category-usda","category-whats-cropping-up"],"yoast_head":"\n\n