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Farm Bill Focus

December 21, 2016Tim CanslerAgriculture, Farm Bill, Govt NewsAgriculture, Farm Bill, risk management, SNAP

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The 2018 Farm Bill will focus on a few major issues. 75% of the Farm Bill revolves around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp program). The general consensus is that most federal lawmakers and stakeholders want to keep a nutrition title included in the Farm Bill. At one time, there was talk about separating agricultural issues from nutrition programs. However, in order to keep urban stakeholders involved it is generally accepted that it is best for everyone to keep the two intertwined.…

Online Tools to Help You Choose Farm Risk Management

September 30, 2014Tim CanslerAgriculture, Farm Bill, Govt News, Industry NewsAgriculture Risk Coverage, ARC, Farm Bill, farmers, Lobbying, Lobbyist, PLC, risk management, USDA, Washington DC

To help farmers choose between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), USDA helped create online decision tools that allow farmers to enter information about their operation and see projections about how each program will benefit them under possible future scenarios. The new tools are now available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. …

USDA Releases New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk

September 30, 2014Tim CanslerAgriculture, Farm Bill, Govt NewsAgriculture, Agriculture Risk Coverage, ARC, Farm Bill, Farm Subsidies, farmers, Lobbyist, PLC, risk management, USDA, Washington, Washington DC

Using online tools to decide best risk management

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced much anticipated new programs to help farmers better manage risk, ushering in one of the most significant reforms to U.S. farm programs in decades. These new programs, including the Agriculture Risk Coverage program (ARC), are a departure from New Deal-era target price policies and represent one of the most significant Farm Policy reforms in decades. …