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Key Focus

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition recently released a set of recommendations including easing access to whole farm revenue insurance and expanding disaster relief.. . "Floods, drought and hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and strong," said Billy Hackett, a policy specialist for the coalition ...

Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, has proposed language in the farm bill giving specialty farmers access to highly subsidized insurance policies and streamlining the application process for products like whole farm revenue coverage. ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(insurance,stanford_university)

(farm,great_depression)

(farm,government)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

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Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	1.64	0.00	98.36

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
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(2) (farm,revenue)	69.89
(3) (farmers,farm,revenue)	67.66
(4) (insurance,farm,farmers)	64.68
(5) (farmers,revenue)	55.76
(6) (farmers,farm,policies)	50.00
(7) (insurance,farmers,revenue)	48.51
(8) (insurance,revenue)	47.96
(9) (farm,subsidized)	47.77
(10) (farmers,farm,subsidized)	46.47
(11) (farmers,subsidized)	45.91
(12) (insurance,farm,subsidized)	44.98
(13) (insurance,farmers,subsidized)	44.05
(14) (farmers,policies)	43.87
(15) (insurance,subsidized)	43.68
(16) (insurance,farm,policy)	43.12
(17) (insurance,policy)	42.38
(18) (farm,policies)	42.19
(19) (insurance,farm,policies)	39.96
(20) (insurance,farmers,policies)	38.85
(21) (insurance,policies)	38.10
(22) (farmers,farm,michigan_democrat)	37.36
(23) (farmers,michigan_democrat)	36.25
(24) (insurance,farm,michigan_democrat)	36.06
(25) (insurance,federal)	35.13
(26) (insurance,farmers,michigan_democrat)	34.94
(27) (insurance,michigan_democrat)	34.01
(28) (insurance,farm,disaster)	29.37
(29) (farmers,farm,debbie_stabenow)	28.25
(30) (farmers,farm,federal)	27.70
(31) (insurance,farm,debbie_stabenow)	26.21
(32) (insurance,farmers,debbie_stabenow)	25.09
(33) (insurance,farm,coalition)	24.16
(34) (insurance,farm,billy_hackett)	23.05
(35) (farmers,farm,application)	21.93
(36) (insurance,farm,application)	19.89
(37) (insurance,farmers,application)	18.77
(38) (insurance,strawberries)	17.84
(39) (insurance,washington)	17.29
(40) (insurance,stanford_university)	17.10
(41) (insurance,peaches)	16.91
(42) (farm,federal)	14.87
(43) (farm,washington)	11.34
(44) (farmers,farm,washington)	9.85
(45) (farmers,federal)	8.36
(46) (farmers,farm,great_depression)	7.62
(47) (farmers,farm,dust_bowl)	6.13
(48) (farmers,washington)	3.90
(49) (farmers,smiarowski)	3.72
(50) (farmers,massachusetts)	3.35
(51) (smiarowski,massachusetts)	3.16
(52) (farmers,great_depression)	2.97
(53) (farmers,gov)	2.79
(54) (smiarowski,gov)	2.60
(55) (farm,tracts)	2.42
(56) (farm,michigan_democrat)	2.23
(57) (farm,insuring)	2.04
(58) (farm,great_depression)	1.86
(59) (farm,government)	1.67
(60) (smiarowski,weather)	1.49
(61) (smiarowski,trade-off)	1.30
(62) (smiarowski,pummeled)	1.12
(63) (smiarowski,heightens)	0.93
(64) (smiarowski,healey)	0.74
(65) (smiarowski,disaster)	0.56
(66) (smiarowski,connecticut_river)	0.37
(67) (smiarowski,bargain)	0.19

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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A 2021 study from researchers at Stanford University found that rising temperatures were responsible for 19 percent of the $27 billion in crop insurance payouts from 1991 to 2017 and concluded that additional warming substantially increases the likelihood of future crop losses ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,stanford_university)

challenge - Back to HLA

The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt. Under the $18 billion program, the government pays half a farmer's crop insurance premium to guarantee a secure food supply ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,great_depression)

challenge - Back to HLA

The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt. Under the $18 billion program, the government pays half a farmer's crop insurance premium to guarantee a secure food supply. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,government)

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Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, has proposed language in the farm bill giving specialty farmers access to highly subsidized insurance policies and streamlining the application process for products like whole farm revenue coverage. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,farm,application)
(farm,revenue)
(farmers,farm,revenue)
(insurance,farmers,application)
(insurance,farmers,revenue)
(farmers,farm,policies)
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(insurance,farm,revenue)
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(farmers,revenue)
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Inferred entity relationships (23)
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The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition recently released a set of recommendations including easing access to whole farm revenue insurance and expanding disaster relief.. . "Floods, drought and hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and strong," said Billy Hackett, a policy specialist for the coalition ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,farm,revenue)
(insurance,revenue)
(insurance,farm,disaster)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(farm,insurance,policies) [inferred]
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(farm,insurance,michigan_democrat) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,policy) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,revenue) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, has proposed language in the farm bill giving specialty farmers access to highly subsidized insurance policies and streamlining the application process for products like whole farm revenue coverage ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,farm,farmers)
(farmers,farm,debbie_stabenow)
(insurance,farmers,subsidized)
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(insurance,michigan_democrat)
(farmers,subsidized)
(insurance,subsidized)
(farmers,farm,subsidized)
(insurance,farm,subsidized)
Inferred entity relationships (23)
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"Floods, drought and hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and strong," said Billy Hackett, a policy specialist for the coalition. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,policy)
(insurance,farm,policy)
(insurance,farm,coalition)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(farm,insurance,policies) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,subsidized) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,michigan_democrat) [inferred]
(insurance,policy) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,policy) [inferred]
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Advocates for the small specialty farmers are looking to Washington for relief.. . The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,federal)
(insurance,farm,farmers)
(insurance,washington)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(farm,farmers,federal) [inferred]
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WIP - Back to HLA

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition recently released a set of recommendations including easing access to whole farm revenue insurance and expanding disaster relief.. . "Floods, drought and hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and strong," said Billy Hackett, a policy specialist for the coalition. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,farm,billy_hackett)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(farm,insurance,policies) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,subsidized) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,michigan_democrat) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,policy) [inferred]
(farm,insurance,revenue) [inferred]

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In contrast, barely half the land devoted to specialty crops - supermarket staples like strawberries, apples, asparagus and peaches - was insured in 2022, federal statistics show.. . Among those going without insurance is Bernie Smiarowski, who farms potatoes on 700 acres in western Massachusetts, along with 12 acres for strawberries ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,federal)
(insurance,peaches)
(insurance,strawberries)

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But only 18,659 whole farm revenue plans have been sold in the decade they have been offered, federal statistics show.. . Advocates for the small specialty farmers are looking to Washington for relief ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,revenue)
(farmers,farm,federal)
(farmers,farm,revenue)
(farm,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(farm,farmers,insurance) [inferred]
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(farm,farmers,policies) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,michigan_democrat) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,farm,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(farm,farmers,insurance) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,policies) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,revenue) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,washington) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,michigan_democrat) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,subsidized) [inferred]
(farmers,federal) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,great_depression) [inferred]

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But only 18,659 whole farm revenue plans have been sold in the decade they have been offered, federal statistics show.. . Advocates for the small specialty farmers are looking to Washington for relief. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,farm,washington)
(farm,washington)
(farmers,revenue)
(farmers,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(farm,farmers,insurance) [inferred]
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(farm,farmers,revenue) [inferred]
(farmers,washington) [inferred]
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(farm,farmers,michigan_democrat) [inferred]

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And most insurance plans cover a single crop, meaning specialty farmers growing a variety of fruits and vegetables need to buy multiple policies. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,farm,policies)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(farm,farmers,insurance) [inferred]
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The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,farm,great_depression)
(farmers,farm,dust_bowl)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(farm,farmers,insurance) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,policies) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,federal) [inferred]
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(farm,farmers,subsidized) [inferred]
(farmers,great_depression) [inferred]
(farm,farmers,great_depression) [inferred]

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. The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,federal)

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But only 18,659 whole farm revenue plans have been sold in the decade they have been offered, federal statistics show.. . Advocates for the small specialty farmers are looking to Washington for relief.. . The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,washington)

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"There's no need to fiddle with something that's not broken.". . The impasse has led some farmers to pursue other sorts of assistance.. . After Mr. Smiarowski's Massachusetts crop was ruined last year, he and other farmers affected by the flood appealed to Gov ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,smiarowski)

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And most insurance plans cover a single crop, meaning specialty farmers growing a variety of fruits and vegetables need to buy multiple policies.. . Companies offering crop insurance stress that their plans must offer payouts that roughly equal the insurance premiums taken in ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,policies)

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The impasse has led some farmers to pursue other sorts of assistance.. . After Mr. Smiarowski's Massachusetts crop was ruined last year, he and other farmers affected by the flood appealed to Gov ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,massachusetts)
(farmers,massachusetts)

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Advocates for the small specialty farmers are looking to Washington for relief.. . The federal crop insurance program was born during the Great Depression, when the Dust Bowl ravaged the farm belt. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,great_depression)

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Smiarowski's Massachusetts crop was ruined last year, he and other farmers affected by the flood appealed to Gov. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farmers,gov)
(smiarowski,gov)

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Their reluctance is financial, experts say. Agents make more money insuring vast tracts of corn and soybeans. The average American farm is 445 acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but the average specialty farm is considerably smaller ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,tracts)

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"That's why it's important to have a safety net.". . Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, has proposed language in the farm bill giving specialty farmers access to highly subsidized insurance policies and streamlining the application process for products like whole farm revenue coverage ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,michigan_democrat)

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Their reluctance is financial, experts say. Agents make more money insuring vast tracts of corn and soybeans. The average American farm is 445 acres, according to the U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(farm,insuring)

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Smiarowski was grateful, but he said his share covered only about 20 percent of his losses.. . The support was also temporary, leaving him with no option but to wish for more favorable weather in the future. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,weather)

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The trade-off is the proximity to the Connecticut River, a bargain that grows more tenuous as a warming world heightens the likelihood of flooding. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,trade-off)
(smiarowski,connecticut_river)

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. Mr. Smiarowski lost nearly $1.25 million worth of potatoes to floods last year, when heavy rains pummeled the area and water from the river seeped into his fields. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,pummeled)

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The trade-off is the proximity to the Connecticut River, a bargain that grows more tenuous as a warming world heightens the likelihood of flooding.. . Mr. Smiarowski lost nearly $1.25 million worth of potatoes to floods last year, when heavy rains pummeled the area and water from the river seeped into his fields ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,bargain)
(smiarowski,heightens)

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Maura Healey for help, which came in the form of disaster relief. Mr. Smiarowski was grateful, but he said his share covered only about 20 percent of his losses. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(smiarowski,healey)
(smiarowski,disaster)

Semantics Relevance

They Grow Your Berries and Peaches, but Often Lack One Item: Insurance