This morning Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) received the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau’s 2015 Chairman’s Award. Representing Illinois’ District 14, Congressman Davis serves on the House Agriculture Committee and is a champion for farmers and a strong crop insurance program. He was present via a video clip since he’s at work in Washington, DC. He will receive the award in person during CIRB’s Policy Conference in Washington D.C. on April 20-22.
CIRB’s Chairman’s Award was established in 1984. It is the highest honor bestowed by CIRB and is presented to those who have played an instrumental role in building crop insurance into what it is today – the cornerstone of farmers’ risk management programs.
“Throughout the 2014 Farm Bill negotiations, Congressman Davis made crop insurance a top priority,” Outgoing CIRB Chairman Greg Mills said. “It’s leaders like Congressman Davis that will help maintain the availability, viability and affordability of the program in the future.”
“I am a strong advocate for crop insurance and the critical risk management it provides to producers. In short crop insurance is a public private partnership that works,” said Rep. Davis. “We will need to be vigilant going forward and work together because attacks on crop insurance certainly won’t go away.”
2015 Crop Insurance & Reinsurance Bureau Annual Meeting Photo Album
