As extreme weather increasingly threatens crops, study finds taxpayers pay the price

By Brittney J. Miller, originally published in The Cedar Rapids Gazette A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s only growing more expensive. Crop insurance payouts surpassed $118 billion between 2001 and 2022 nationally for damage caused by extreme weather like drought, heat and floods. The report, releas...