Federal Farm Aid Programs
Government payments are offsetting weaker crop and livestock market returns.
Farm CPA Paul Neiffer explains how sequestration reduces ARC and PLC payments by 5.7 percent and what farmers should know when planning for payments.
A new insurance option aims to help alfalfa farmers manage risk as the industry seeks more support in federal agriculture programs.
USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce explains new crop insurance changes, including payment flexibility and expanded prevented planting coverage.
The setback leaves the 2018 Farm Bill operating under its third consecutive extension. That authorization expires September 30.
Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas discussed the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill markup on Thursday and the key issues shaping negotiations.
Projected Commodity Credit Corporation requirements exceed the cap by about $3 billion annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
USDA says farmers and landowners have until Aug. 31 to review or dispute newly assigned base acres that could expand eligibility for farm safety net programs.
Feral swine cause more than $3.4 billion in annual damage to crops, pastures, soils, water resources, and wildlife habitat. They can also carry diseases threatening livestock and people.