Problems covering those with multi-year losses and coverage gaps left by big deductibles mean crop insurance hasn't become a substitute for federal ag disaster aid, a fact noted by House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson during the hearing on the crop insurance industry. Problems covering those with multi-year losses and coverage gaps left by big deductibles mean crop insurance hasn't become a substitute for federal ag disaster aid, a fact noted by House Ag Committee Chairman Collin...

Produce at least the yield used to determine the production guarantee or amount of insurance, including any adjustments for late planted acreage? The crop losses from soybean rust are covered by crop insurance if the losses are unavoidable and were due to naturally occurring events. In addition to the basic Crop Insurance policy provisions, RMA has expanded the definition of "good farming practices" relative to disease control measures. Good farming practices key to crop insurance coverage...

Maltose (malt sugar) is produced during the process of fermentation. It is made by concentrating sugar beet juice and or sugar cane. Invert sugar is a sugar that is made by dividing sucrose into its 2 parts: glucose and fructose. Some caloric sweeteners are made by processing sugar compounds. Turbinado sugar is made by refining sugar and making it more pure. Confectioner's sugar (also known as powdered sugar) is finely ground sucrose. They provide fermentation for breads and pickles, bulk...

The world's largest beef processor and second-largest chicken producer, Tyson has used hedging strategies and higher prices on its products to diminish the impact. corn prices, a major cause of food inflation, are likely to remain high near term, meat company Tyson Foods inc. predicted Thursday. Prices that have exceeded $4 a bushel at times and are up 50 percent on the cash market from a year ago, are exacting a heavy toll on major protein producers such as Tyson, he said. Bond said...

Though the tea prices have moved up after a long-time, the increase is not enough to extricate most of the plantations from the red. Though the tea prices have increased last year that was not enough to break even in many plantation companies which has only tea. Besides, increased consumption/demand could raise the prices also. Has the increased tea prices taken the plantations out of the red? The increased availability of tea from other origins appears to be pushing the prices down. The...

Besides training the farmers under the skill enhancement project 'Poolam Badi', the government established soil testing and vermi compost centres, he said. Releasing a 'fact sheet' on the three-year performance of the Congress government in agriculture sector, the minister also outlined the future plans in horticulture and sericulture besides farm segment. The government is now selecting a group of farmers below 40 years of age with minimum qualification of SSC and confer them with title...