{"id":4545,"date":"2013-06-04T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncis.staging.wpengine.com\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2013-06-04T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T13:09:10","slug":"crop-insurance-is-critical-to-michigans-specialty-crop-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/crop-insurance-is-critical-to-michigans-specialty-crop-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurance Is Critical to Michigan\u2019s Specialty Crop Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Steve Umlor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The affordability and bounty of the American food system did not occur by happenstance. It took wise policies supported by dedicated officials, hardworking farmers willing to risk their fortunes and a first-rate transportation and distribution system.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the policies that underpin food production chiefly support the major food and feed commodities like corn, wheat and soybeans. 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