Crop Insurance Coalition Sends Letters Urging Administration, Lawmakers to Protect Crop Insurance
A group of around 60 national farm, lending, ag input, conservation, and crop insurance and reinsurance organizations, led by the
* Click here for letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees (http://cropinsurance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Crop-Insurance-Coalition-Budget-Letter.pdf)
* Click here for letter to USDA Secretary
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Please contact CIRB Federal Affairs Vice President
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The 2018 Farm Bill that was recently passed by
Cuts to crop insurance during this difficult time for rural America should be avoided. Farmers and lawmakers agree that crop insurance is a linchpin of the farm safety net and is crucial to the economic and food security of rural America. The importance of crop insurance was just reaffirmed less than two months ago with the passage and signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, and we urge you to oppose cuts to crop insurance during this year's budget process.
Sincerely,
American Agri-Women
National Sorghum Producers
Pheasants Forever
Quail Forever
Women Involved in Farm Economics
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Dear Secretary Perdue:
As the Administration develops and considers its budget proposals for the year, we respectfully urge you to protect crop insurance and recognize its central importance to farmers, lenders and all of rural America.
Your department has projected that 2018 farm profitability will be lower than it has been in over a decade, and farm income dropped more than 45% in five years. An overreliance on budget savings from the agriculture community and from crop insurance will unquestionably undermine rural economies. It's also important to note that in a time of uncertainty in the farming and ranching community - from natural disasters to trade disputes to government shutdowns - the public-private partnership that is crop insurance has been a consistent and reliable risk management tool. The certainty of federal crop insurance also offers lenders the assurances they need to continue to provide capital to America's hard-working farmers and ranchers.
The 2018 Farm Bill that was recently signed by the President continued the emphasis on risk management from previous farms bills, and in doing so, protects the interests of American taxpayers. Farmers spend
Cuts to crop insurance during this difficult time for rural America should be avoided. Farmers and lawmakers agree that crop insurance is a linchpin of the farm safety net and is crucial to the economic and food security of rural America. The importance of crop insurance was just reaffirmed less than two months ago with the passage and signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, and we urge you to oppose cuts to crop insurance during this year's budget process.
Sincerely,
American Agri-Women
National Sorghum Producers
Pheasants Forever
Quail Forever
Women Involved in Farm Economics.
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