Crop insurance enhancements requested in next farm bill

Farmers are asking Congress to support affordable and flexible crop insurance in the 2023 Farm Bill.

During Friday’s Senate Ag Committee field hearing in Michigan, crop farmer Jake Isley testified on the importance of programs keeping pace with rising costs.

“With input costs higher in every area of my operation, I cannot afford to have the crop insurance premium subsidy reduced in the next farm bill,” he says.

Isley also asked for improved specialty soybean coverage, increasing the soybean reference price for calculating ARC and PLC, and providing the option to update base acres.

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