As record rainfall in the Midwest has delayed planting of cash crops like corn, U.S. senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Dick Lugar of Indiana Tuesday urged the Obama Administration to give farmers greater flexibility in removing their cover crops so Ohio farmers may be eligible for crop insurance.

Can you imagine a 9 minute hailstorm with stones larger in size than a quarter?

As the June 5 final planting date nears for the full crop insurance yield and revenue guarantees for corn, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says there are a lot of factors that come into play when farmers are deciding how to manage their 2011 crop.

If you're using cover crops that overwinter, be careful that you don't find yourself in violation of your crop-insurance terms.

Farmers with crop insurance coverage need to be organized in order to submit timely claims for indemnity payments or provide records for Actual Production History (APH). Here are seven tips to help with crop insurance coverage during harvest.