"… plant- and weather-related diseases,” Koetz said. “I’ve been paying crop insurance for years and in one shot they took away 25 percent of my revenues for the …"

"… m. “They just wouldn’t cover me,” Koetz, said, despite the fact that crop insurance companies were making profits as high as 70 percent.Koetz fell victim to a …"

"… 70 percent.Koetz fell victim to a government program virtually run by the crop insurance industry.It is an industry full of former Agriculture Department employees …"

"… ng group in Washington: Approximately 52 percent of the lobbying staff for crop insurance companies have worked at one time on Capitol Hill or at USDA on agricultur …"