Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to expand insurance policy options for specialty crop growers in Georgia.
Today, Sen. Ossoff is joining as the Senate co-lead of the bipartisan Temperature Endorsement for Multi-Peril Policies (TEMP) Act, a bill introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) to study the development of insurance policies for losses from frost and cold-weather events.
The bipartisan bill would direct the FCIC to study the development of policies that would insure specialty crops on a nationally available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event. While Federal crop insurance coverage options for specialty crops have expanded in recent years, it remains challenging to offer policies based on smaller acreages, multiple crop varieties, different farming practices, and more, according to experts.
“I am working every day to support Georgia’s agricultural community. That’s why I’m backing this bipartisan bill to support Georgia’s specialty crop growers,” Sen. Ossoff said.
Congressmen Scott Franklin (R-FL-18), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Cory Mills (R-FL-07), and Greg Steube (R-FL-17) introduced the House companion bill.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to support Georgia’s farmers and growers and strengthen the state’s leading agricultural industry.
Last month, following Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan, bicameral push to ensure Georgia farmers are at the table to address unfair trade practices by Mexican importers, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established a Seasonal and Perishable Agricultural Products Advisory Committee that includes Georgia members.
In April, Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored the bipartisan Specialty CROP Act of 2023 to support Georgia’s farmers and level the playing field to boost exports.
Last year, Sens. Ossoff and Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act to improve research and development for advanced agricultural technologies, including mechanization technology and agricultural uses of artificial intelligence.
Also last year, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock urged the Biden Administration to support Georgia’s agricultural industry after recent natural disasters.
Click here to read the Temperature Endorsement for Multi-Peril Policies (TEMP) Act.
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