Agriculture remains the largest industry in Sussex County.
Delaware Gov. Thomas R. Carper praised the Agricultural Risk Protection Act, saying it would help prevent farms from going out of business due to conditions beyond their control. HR2559 reduces the premiums farmers pay for crop insurance. By providing higher subsidies for producers who choose to increase their coverage, its intention is to allow more farmers to be covered by more insurance and reduce the need for other forms of federal assistance and ad hoc disaster payments. The bill also addresses perceived regional inequities in the crop insurance program and expands the risk management tools available to specialty crop producers. Damages caused by last summer's drought were devastating to our agriculture industry.