Ag Policy - Crop Insurance
Economists Urge Farmers to Consider Adding ECO and SCO Crop Insurance Policies
Economists at the University of Illinois say the scenarios they have run show strong benefits in a lot of cases for farmers to lower their individual Revenue Protection coverage but add on ECO and SCO policies. That works in a lot of cases, but not for everyone.
OMAHA (DTN) — With the March crop insurance deadline approaching, economists at the University of Illinois say farmers should take a hard look at adding...
Crop Insurance Price Falls to $4.62 for Corn, Soybeans Bump Up to $11.09
The spring projected price used for crop insurance revenue policies for the 2026-27 corn crop on Friday ended February at $4.62 a bushel. The soybean projected price came in at $11.09, up 55 cents from last year's price. Projected prices for spring wheat are $6.19 a bushel, which is down 36 cents from last year.
SAN ANTONIO (DTN) — Farmers will go into spring planting with a little weaker price protection for corn and spring wheat, but will see a...
Five Things to Consider Before Adding SCO or ECO Coverage for 2026
Congress and USDA's Risk Management Agency have made it more attractive to add SCO and ECO crop insurance for 2026. An agricultural economist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offered some things to consider when buying those plans.
OMAHA (DTN) — It’s early in the game for thinking about crop insurance policy options for 2026 spring crops, but March 16 will be coming...
New Crop Insurance Rule Ends Prevented Planting Buy-Up, But Aids Beginning Farmers
OMAHA (DTN) — Farmers in regions prone to wet springs where prevented planting is a high risk will no longer have the option to buy-up...
Revenue Protection Crop Insurance Sticks With Spring Guarantees: $4.70 for Corn, $10.54 for Soybeans
OMAHA (DTN) — The harvest price for crop insurance fails to offer higher safety net protection than the spring price, with the average for December...