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A new Environmental Working Group report shows the USDA is paying Colorado River region farmers billions in crop insurance but not helping them adapt to climate change.
A new Environmental Working Group report shows the USDA is paying Colorado River region farmers billions in crop insurance but not helping them adapt to climate change.
Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen
Some Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee are calling for increasing premium subsidies for crop insurance policies that will cover up to 85% of a farmer’s revenue risk without jeopardizing their eligibility for farm bill commodity programs.
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Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee proposed a $4 billion injection into the crop insurance program so that the government would pay a larger share of the premiums on policies offering the highest levels of coverage.