In a recent national survey, farmers said the biggest threat to their livelihoods wasnt low commodity prices or global trade policies. It was the rising cost of health insurance.
Its one of the reasons why state farm bureaus have jumped into the insurance game in Iowa, Tennessee and Nebraska, and are trying to in Kansas.
Members of the Kansas Farm Bureau spend an average of 30 to 40 percent of their annual incomes on health coverage, according to KFB President and CEO Terry Holdren.
