The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2025 crop year is March 17. It appears that the 2025 spring price for corn will be similar to 2024; however the soybean price will ...

Illinois farmers have until March 15, to sign up for spring federal crop insurance policies, according to COUNTRY Financial. "Increasing input costs, volatile grain markets and uncertain weather pose ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Natural disasters, changing markets and varied input costs impose risk on farmers and their operations. A crop insurance expert said programs including Title 1 of the farm bill and ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Markets issued a press release this week reminding farmers of the March 15 deadline for insurance for many spring-planted crops. The March 15 deadline applies ...