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crop insurance

Texas Droughts Are Getting Much More Expensive

Rising temperatures intensify drought and increase costs for the heavily subsidized crop insurance program. Texas farmers say they couldn’t do business without it.

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune

 A farm irrigation system is seen near Ralls, Texas, about 30 miles east of Lubbock. Texas leads the nation in crop insurance payouts due to drought, and those costs are expected to increase because of climate change. Credit: Trace Thomas/The Texas Tribune
A farm in Iowa is surrounded by flood water. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images.

As Climate-Fueled Weather Disasters Hit More U.S. Farms, the Costs of Insuring Agriculture Have Skyrocketed

By Georgina Gustin
Damaged and dying corn are seen on a farm on June 18, 2008 outside of Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Credit: David Greedy/Getty Images

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions on Crop Insurance Premiums to Prop Up Farmers on Frequently Flooded, Unproductive Land

By Georgina Gustin
Floodwater recedes from a corn field on March 23, 2019 near Nemaha, Nebraska. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Increased Flooding and Droughts Linked to Climate Change Have Sent Crop Insurance Payouts Skyrocketing

By Georgina Gustin

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