Aug. 4--BEARDSTOWN -- For Beardstown farmer Jack Hardwick, the long-term flooding of many of his fields near Beardstown, Chandlerville and Meredosia has made this year's planting season a hard one.

In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind in the face of extreme weather. When droughts, floods, or other ...

VOLGA, S.D. - As parts of the region have experienced heavy rainfall and flooding throughout this spring and summer, many agricultural producers are now faced with making management decisions for the ...

Claim payments to American farmers hit by the 2012 drought topped $3.5 billion this week, according to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. That includes more than $245 million in compensation to ...

(Reuters) - The drought ravaging America's prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in some cases, farmers who have amped up their ...

A Kentucky farmer agreed to pay at least $9.9 million to the federal government over fraudulent crop insurance claims. Larry Walden pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit money ...

It is a heavy year for prevent plant crop insurance claims as some farmers, especially in southern Illinois, struggled to find a planting window as the calendar neared July. “Our three-year average ...

NILES, Mich. (WSBT) — A Niles farmer accused of getting federal crop insurance coverage and benefits for crops he did not farm will pay tens of thousands of dollars to the federal government. David ...

(Reuters) - The drought ravaging America's prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in some cases, farmers who have amped up their ...