Aug. 4--BEARDSTOWN -- For Beardstown farmer Jack Hardwick, the long-term flooding of many of his fields near Beardstown, Chandlerville and Meredosia has made this year's planting season a hard one.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind ...

RELEASED. WELL, WITH FALLING CORN PRICES AND A HOT, DRY SUMMER TAKING A TOLL ON CROPS, IOWA FARMERS COULD BE FILING MORE CROP INSURANCE CLAIMS. CROP INSURANCE PAYMENTS ARE BASED OFF THE DIFFERENCE IN ...

DES MOINES, Iowa - With falling corn prices and a hot, dry summer taking a toll on crops, Iowa farmers could be filing more crop insurance claims. Crop insurance payments are based off of the ...

Farming is predictably unpredictable, especially now. South Dakota farmers and ranchers like myself are familiar with the many challenges facing production agriculture. The vagaries of markets, ...

With the March 16 sign-up deadline approaching for 2026 spring-seeded crops, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) has reported record participation in US crop and livestock insurance for the 2025 ...

Crop conditions are variable across Wayne County, depending upon how fortunate any area has been to be underneath the hit and miss rain showers that pop up with hot summer temperatures. Harvesting the ...

It is a heavy year for prevent plant crop insurance claims as some farmers, especially in southern Illinois, struggled to find a planting window as the calendar neared July. “Our three-year average ...