Federal Agriculture Officials Remove Crop Insurance Board Members

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM

Two board members serving on the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation were dismissed from their positions last week. The officials had been selected by previous Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for four-year appointments.

Two officials serving on the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s board of directors were dismissed from their roles last week through correspondence from a top agriculture department official.

The board members, who had been selected by former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for four-year appointments, received notification of their removal in a letter sent by Richard Fordyce, who serves as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

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