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Sustainable food and agriculture movement leaders sponsor US Farmers & Ranchers in Action’s fourth annual Honor the Harvest Forum

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Sponsors fund premier forum focused on addressing needs of the next Decade of Ag St. Louis, MO, September 13, 2022- U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) announced today the sponsors of the fourth annual Honor the Harvest Forum, an invitation-only executive leadership convening to explore top-line challenges facing agriculture. Attending leaders will co-design solutions with the best minds in food, agriculture, finance, science, and technology and all work together to further global sustainable food systems. This year’s signature sponsors, all recognized leaders in the sustainable food and agriculture movement…

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US growers say crop insurance is critical to farming family survival

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Producers face significant challenges and depend on the stability of the coverage. Crop insurance is a coverage growers rely upon as a form of safety net to keep their farms – and the families they support – alive. The policies help farmer to continue to keep their businesses intact despite growing challenges. The coverage helps farmers – including those whose families have been farming for generations – to rely on added stability to ensure their businesses can continue. “We couldn’t make it without crop insurance. I mean, we put so…

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Agriculture groups seek more protections against severe weather with insurance safety net

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Extreme weather is presenting a unique and complicated problem to the nation’s farmers. With many decrying climate change as a scientific impossibility, famers have been left handling the issue of uncommonly severe weather without a place to put the blame. In fact, most farmers do not even mention climate change when discussing the issue, focusing their concerns more on the protection of their crops and mitigating any losses they experience. This has led to a rampant increase in demand for crop insurance throughout the nation. Crop insurance can help farmers…

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