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Mexico Keeps Plan to Ban Human Consumption of GM Corn in 2024
Mexico has retracted a date previously set for a ban on genetically modified (GM) corn in animal feed and industrial…
Jami Wells Receives Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award
(BONITA SPRINGS, Fl.) ProAg’s Jami Wells is a recipient of the 2023 Industry Leadership Standing Committee Award for consistently serving…
USDA Expands Hurricane Insurance Protection to Include Certain Tropical Storms
Farmers may now be eligible for further protection against damaging tropical storms. After hearing directly from agricultural producers, the U.S.…
Crop Insurance Conversations Shape 2023 Farm Bill
The 2023 Farm Bill faces a unique challenge not seen in several past creations of the legislation. Unseasoned congressional representatives…
Agriculture Committee Leaders Praise Crop Insurance
Congressional agriculture committee leaders praised the Federal crop insurance program in recorded remarks played yesterday at the crop insurance industry’s…
Cotton Production to Fall in 2023, Temporarily
Cotton production may fall in 2023, as more U.S. cotton growers turn to corn, wheat or soybeans. This decision is…
Almond Industry Faces Most Challenging Year in 2022
Almond growers faced countless headwinds in 2022, capping off what the Almond Board President and CEO calls the “toughest year”…
Kendall Jones Remarks at 2023 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention
Crop Insurance Protects 490 Million Acres, Creating Opportunities for Agriculture Crop insurance protected more than 490 million acres and $173…
World’s First Heat-Tolerant Apple Variety Unveiled
Rising temperatures in major fruit-producing parts of the world are calling for more heat-resistant fruit varieties. This year’s Fruit Logistica…
Crop Insurance Earns Senate Praise
Crop insurance has earned the trust of America’s farmers, and lastThursday, it earned the praise of the Senate Agriculture Committee.…