date:Jun 04, 2012
e as the most common interest farmers have in the farm bill now being debated.
We would hate to see Congress go down a path where you discourage producers from managing their own risk, Conner said.
One group that does support making large operations pay more for their insurance is the Center for Rural Affairs, based in Lyons, Nebraska.
Under the Senate's farm bill, crop insurance subsidies are expected to cost the federal government $9 billion a year.