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HURON, S.D. – South Dakota cow/calf producers are among the first in the nation to be able to insure against the risk of losing young calves. It’s a level of protection they’ve have never had available to them before. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out the Weaned Calf Risk Protection program. South […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commercial cattle producers in South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Texas may be eligible for USDA’s Weaned Calf Risk Production (WCRP) insurance. According to USDA Risk Management Agency administration Marcia Bunger, Mitchell, SD, the idea for the insurance came through a private submitter. If the pilot project is determined to be workable and […]