Wheat farmers ask USDA to implement insurance fix

Published October 3, 2014 6:09pm ET



TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma wheat growers are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement a farm bill provision they say would address the ongoing drought that has plagued the region by allowing farmers to maintain enough crop insurance to cover expected production.

The fix was supposed to take effect when the farm bill was signed into law in February, but wheat growers have complained the federal agency is dragging its feet on the provision.

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