Prevent plant will include corn silage, and a lot of rules

Prevent plant will include corn silage, and a lot of rules

A farm management specialist says prevented plant is the

most confusing crop insurance product but it’s helping farmers get through this

year.

“Most farmers that are taking large amounts of prevent plant payments will have low to even negative net incomes.”    

Gary Schnitkey with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield

USDA’s Risk Management Agency has moved up the date farmers can harvest cover

crops on prevent plant acres to after September 1 to accommodate for forage

shortages.

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