Floodwater from the Red River impacts a farm near Fargo in 2010. Wet springs and flooding can sometimes prevent farmers from planting a crop. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
North Dakota farmers will be without a key federal crop insurance option this year as they prepare for spring planting.As part of federally subsidized crop insurance, farmers are insured when the weather prevents them from planting a crop. If the farmer can’t plant, they can collect on that part of the insurance policy, known as prevented planting. In the past, farmers have been paying...
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