A strong and reliable safety net for our nation’s farmers, as well as our soil and wetlands, is a critical component of the farm bill and the future of agricultural sustainability.
With 300 million acres, or roughly 90 percent of all insurable farmland, protected by insurance policies, it is clear that purchasing crop insurance is a fundamental part of risk management for farmers today. The production of our food and fiber supply relies on healthy soils and clean water, and producers understand better than anyone that successful farming goes hand-in-hand with good land stewardship.
That is why for more than 30 years, conservation compliance has been a central part of our country’s agricultural framework. This longstanding agreement between American taxpayers and…
