Budget deal slashes rate of return for crop insurers

The budget agreement pending in Congress directs the Agriculture Department to reduce sharply the rate of return to crop insurers in order to save $3 billion over the next 10 years. The cuts, amounting to slightly more than 3 percent of projected spending on the federally subsidized program, were opposed by leaders of the House… » Read More

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