MP Urges CM to Extend Time to Pay Premium for Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme

MP urges CM to extend time to pay premium for weather-based crop insurance scheme

Shivamogga Member of Parliament B.Y. Raghavendra has written to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, appealing him to extend the deadline for farmers to pay premiums under the weather-based crop insurance scheme.

USDA reversal on crop insurance change welcomed by farm groups

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reversing course on a change to a federal crop insurance policy to allow farmers to buy more protection if weather or field conditions prevent them from planting a crop. USDA had eliminated the option to buy additional prevented planting insurance going into the 2026 growing season. This raised concerns from growers in North Dakota, where the buy-up option...