The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reinstating prevented planting buy-up coverage and offering farmers a 60-day extension to pay their crop insurance premiums this year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced last week at Minnesota Farmfest. 

Rollins also announced a ser­ies of listening sessions, including two events in Iowa, to solicit input from farmers on the USDA’s efforts to improve...