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Read more about the article Changing crop insurance program pushes taxpayer bill

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Central Illinois farmers harvest corn on Sept. 25, 2015.

Changing crop insurance program pushes taxpayer bill

Post author:Robert Holly / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 11, 2016
Post category:Agriculture

The way farmers use crop insurance has fundamentally changed — and that’s been costly for taxpayers.

Read more about the article Volatile market leads to lower crop insurance premiums for farmers

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A central Illinois farmer drives a tractor through his field during the early parts of spring planting 2016.

Volatile market leads to lower crop insurance premiums for farmers

Post author:Emily Scott / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 11, 2016
Post category:Agriculture

Thanks to a drop in market volatility and grain prices, farmers may pay up to 10 percent less this year for crop insurance.

Read more about the article Federal money woes bring attention to crop insurance

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A flag waves in front of soybean acres on July 3, 2014.

Federal money woes bring attention to crop insurance

Post author:Robert Holly / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:April 2, 2015
Post category:Agriculture

The average yearly amount of taxpayer money funding the highly subsidized federal crop insurance program has more than doubled in just over a decade. From 2003 through 2007, the government spent an average of $3.4 billion per year on crop insurance, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.