Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Cost of production insurance awaits review

A proposal to offer producers federal crop insurance to cover from 70 percent to 90 percent of their costs of production is languishing at the USDA's Risk Management Agency in Kansas City with chances dwindling each day that it will be offered for the 2002 crop season. Earl Williams, president of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associatio

southwestfarmpress.com/mag/farming_cost_production_insurance_2/