'Nothing's predictable': Extreme weather is ruining farmers' crops, and their finances
Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
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Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
Iowa farmers lose a staggering 12 million tons of their soil's organic carbon each year, richness that underpins the state economy, new modeling shows.
"Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers."
Farmers were paid a record $19.13bn in indemnities last year