USDA authorizes new practice to help farmers avoid food shortage
The federal government is making it easier for farmers to grow food as the nation faces record inflation and supply chain issues.
The USDA is allowing farmers to insure a second crop planted and harvested on the same piece of land — a practice known as double or relay cropping.
One farmer in Iowa started planting a second crop back in 2016.
Until this week, it was illegal to insure his second crop — soybeans.
"That's why we have these meetings to help other farms understand what we're doing. That's why we push so hard with the insurance program. I went on my own without insurance. I could handle that, but I know for other farmers to transition they need that crutch," Loran Steinlage said.
The USDA said the goal is to help avoid a food shortage.
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