Crop Insurance, Food Security, and the Real Cost of Farming
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons Sims sits down with crop insurance expert and lifelong cotton industry advocate Delinda Hicklin to unpack one of agriculture’s most misunderstood topics — crop insurance. Together, they explore how the program evolved from the 1980s farm crisis into today’s vital safety net for U.S. farmers, protecting not just individual livelihoods but the nation’s food and fiber security.
Delinda explains how the shared-risk model between farmers, private insurers, and the federal government works, why crop insurance is essential for securing…
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