Crop Insurance
As farmers focus on changes to crop insurance ahead of the March 16 deadline, Ben Rand says some of the most valuable risk tools have existed for years, but there are also key changes farmers shouldn’t overlook.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” has fundamentally changed crop insurance. Here is how to capture the new ECO and SCO opportunities before time runs out.
In addition to higher farm payments and better crop insurance, Paul Neiffer says the most overlooked impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill could be how farmers structure their operations.
A spinoff of Aerobotics Crop Insurance Solutions will use historical data and future projections to help tailor crop protection policies for specialty crop growers.
With Congress passing another extension, some economists suggest a new reality may be setting in: the era of comprehensive Farm Bills could be ending, replaced by a piecemeal approach in Washington.
In addition to major tax provisions, the bill enhances the current safety net, providing $66 billion in new spending for farm programs.
While the 1,000-page bill includes spending increases for agriculture-facing programs by $56.6 billion over the next decade, there’s one major priority that didn’t make it into the House’s version.
According to the Department of Government Efficiency website, these offices are located in 40 states, and the total savings from this move would add up to more than $60 million.