ECO insurance has been around for several years, but was not considered on a widespread basis due to the relatively high premium rates for ECO coverage and limitations for SCO coverage. That scenario ...

Crop insurance endorsements can sharply boost revenue coverage. Coverage of one product may explode this year due to higher taxpayer subsidies. But cost, coverage still may be barrier to many growers ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in July 2025, dramatically increased the premium support on Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) crop insurance policies from 65% to 80%. The Risk Management ...

Over the last two years, Federal crop insurance premium subsidies have been raised far more by procedures outside the farm bill than inside the farm bill. Two USDA administrative actions raised the ...

As has often been said with farming, “every year is different.” Many times, decisions for the current crop year are based on what happened in the previous year or two. That could be the scenario in ...

The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently announced the final RMA county average yields for corn and soybeans. The RMA yields are used to determine payment eligibility for producers that caried ...

With the March 16 deadline approaching for farmers to finalize crop insurance decisions on 2026 spring-seeded crops, participation in the federal safety net continues to grow. Many farmers are focused ...