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Farm Safety Net: 2021 PLC, ARC Payments and Outlook for 2022 and 2023 Oct 28, 2022
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently released all the information necessary to calculate 2021 commodity title payments. For 2021, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) did not make payments for corn, soybeans, […]
Margin Protection: The “Elusive” Cost of Production Sep 27, 2022
In policy, definitions matter. As part of a forthcoming Farm Bill, Congress may consider changes to farm programs to incorporate margins, expected to be defined as the difference between a […]
Farm Policy: A Historical Look at Discussions of Margin Protection Sep 22, 2022
In April 1933, Senator George W. Norris (R-NE) argued that Congress should include a cost of production calculation in farm support policy. His efforts were part of the debate for […]
Crop Insurance: Margin Protection – What Is It, Does It Help? Sep 4, 2022
Margin Protection (MP) is multi-peril crop insurance that provides coverage against unexpected decreases in operating margins. Given the expectation for higher costs and lower returns for 2023, there may be […]
Farm Safety Net: Planting Flexibility and Current U.S. Crop Acres Aug 30, 2022
Since the 1996 farm bill, the U.S. farm safety net has given farmers the freedom to not plant program base acres and to plant a crop’s base acres to another […]
Farm Safety Net Effective Reference Prices – Past and Future Jul 2, 2022
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 initiated an escalator clause for the farm safety net’s reference price. We evaluate how this escalator would have influenced payments by the Price Loss Coverage […]
Farm Bill Witnesses Urge Protection Improvements Amid High Input Costs Jun 21, 2022
Eleven witnesses testifying at a Farm Bill field hearing in Arkansas sought stronger protections amid high production costs, as well as support for conservation measures, programs to increase broadband in […]
2022 Commodity Program Decision: ARC-CO – PLC Decision Indicator Feb 25, 2022
This article is a follow up to the farmdoc daily article of December 9, 2021. It discussed a price ratio that had an 81% accuracy in predicting if ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage – […]
Commodity Safety Net Programs Enrollment Deadline is March 15 Feb 22, 2022
USDA’s Farm Service Agency reminds growers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2022 crop year have until […]
Coalition Urges Biden Not to Cut Crop Insurance – DTN Feb 2, 2022
The Crop Insurance Coalition, which is composed of 55 groups representing farmers, lenders, agricultural input providers, and conservation groups, sent letters to congressional budget and appropriations leaders and the Biden […]
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