Crop insurance reforms needed, some farmers and groups say

North Dakota 2nd only to Texas in insurance payouts over two decades

  • Crop insurance reforms needed, some farmers and groups say
    Crop insurance reforms needed, some farmers and groups say

    By Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative

    Federal crop insurance subsidies grew to record highs last year and a growing chorus of farmers and other groups say the system needs reform.

    They say a lack of transparency about where the money goes and a system that favors a small segment of farmers on large commodity crop farms unfairly puts smaller, beginner and more diversified farmers at a d…