Crop Insurance Funded – Patience Needed
L to R: RMA Administrator Bill Murphy, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst and Norborne farmer Todd Gibson
Mid Missouri farmers heard from an official with USDA’s Risk Management Agency Wednesday. Click to hear KMZU’s Janet Adkison report:
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As a majority of Midwest crops wither in the summer drought, Washington DC is taking notice. Over the past couple days USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Bill Murphy has toured drought damaged fields of north Missouri. The experience has revealed just how rough Mother Nature’s been this growing season…
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During a Wednesday afternoon stop in Carrollton Murphy told farmers the funds to cover crop insurance are fully intact but says communication and patience will be necessary as adjusters handle what could be a record number of claims…
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Concordia farmer Sharon Oetting serves as the Vice Chair of the state Farm Service Agency Committee. She says growers should also be aware of crop quality…
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As a grower who lost significant yields last year due to floods and this year due to no rain Norborne farmer Todd Gibson is ready for a “normal” growing season but has a strong appreciation for the crop insurance program…
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The extreme weather conditions have crept across nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states. USDA officials are fanning out across impacted area to meet with residents in rural communities. The Carroll County stop Wednesday was one of four held in the Show Me State this week. USDA has designated 1,297 counties across 29 states as disaster areas this year, making all qualified farm operators within those boundaries eligible for low-interest emergency loans.
