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's plagued the state and others for the past several years.
The provision allows farmers to maintain enough crop insurance to cover expected production in exchange for paying a higher premium to cover any additional liability.
Although the fix went into effect Feb. 7 when the Farm Bill was signed into law, wheat growers say the federal agency is dragging its feet on the provision because of politics, not because it's too difficult to enact.
With this year's wheat crop already harvested, farmers are already planting their 2015 crop.
The USDA did not immediately return a message seeking comment.