# Farm Community Says Crop Insurance Needs To Be Fixed

> Farm experts told House Agriculture lawmakers that crop insurance and safety net programs work but need fixes after the pandemic. Speakers said low commodity prices in 2018 and 2019 did not trigger PLC payments, and they urged changes ahead of the next Farm Bill.

- Date: 2021-07-09 · published 2021-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46058-farm-community-says-crop-insurance-needs-to-be-fixed
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Policy discussion on safety nets affects long-term risk management for grain and oilseed growers, but no near-term supply or price change follows from it.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-23 | [Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs \| 2017-02-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017.md) | +1.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-01 | [Senate Ag Committee fails to advance farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17892-senate-ag-committee-fails-to-advance-farm-bill.md) | +0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [Rollins: We need to know trade impacts before deciding farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25555-rollins-we-need-to-know-trade-impacts-before-deciding-farm-aid-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2023-06-16 | [Payment limits to be reconsidered in Farm Bill \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35467-payment-limits-to-be-reconsidered-in-farm-bill-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +2.2% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +9.7% |
| SOY | 2017-02-23 | [Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs \| 2017-02-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017.md) | +1.8% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2026-09-01 | [Senate Ag Committee fails to advance farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17892-senate-ag-committee-fails-to-advance-farm-bill.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- pnwag.net: https://pnwag.net/farm-community-says-crop-insurance-needs-to-be-fixed/

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