Election Impacts on Current Ag Committee Members

Economic Assistance for the 2024 Crop Year Starting to Take Shape

USDA Farm Income Projections… Misused and Abused

The Losses are Mounting…and are Projected to get Worse

Staying Positive While We Wait for a Farm Bill

If It’s Not Time to Hit the Panic Button… We Are Getting Close

Will We See a New Farm Bill This Year?

Trade Policy Also Important in Next Farm Bill

Examining Farm Bill Base Acre Proposals

If You are Following the Conversation about Reference Prices… Here are a Few Facts 

Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Agricultural Producers

Higher Reference Prices Are Critical… But So Is Increasing Payment Limits

ARC and PLC Deadline TOMORROW!

Demand for Raising Reference Prices Not Hidden Very Well

Farm Bill Fault Lines: Why is the Farm Bill Debate Stuck in Neutral?

Proposed Safety Net Choice Could Add Risk to Farmers

Making the ARC/PLC Election for 2024

Shouldn’t the Farm Safety Net Target Those Feeding the Country?

What’s all the Fuss about the Inflation Reduction Act?

Forecasting Discretionary Spending by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)

What Would Our Clean-Slate Safety Net Look Like?

EWG Takes the Spotlight in the Silly Season

Have Payment Yields Kept Up with Actual Crop Yields?

Time Running Out on a New Farm Bill This Year

The Silly Season Has Begun…Must Be Farm Bill Time

Revisiting Planted Versus Base Acres

Congressional Representation from the South

ARC/PLC Sign-up Deadline Just Days Away

What Do Producers Want/Need in a Safety Net?

What If We Don’t Get a Farm Bill in 2023?

What is the Expected Impact of High Commodity Prices on Effective Reference Prices for Covered Commodities

Correspondence of Rice Planted Acres to Safety Net Prices

Does the May 2022 CBO Baseline Provide Any Information About the Ability to Increase Commodity Reference Prices?

The Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures and Unintended Consequences?

An Initial Look at Forced Base Update on the South

While Still Largely Profitable…Crop Producers Putting Historic Amount of Capital at Risk in 2022

Crop Insurance the Key to Avoiding Another Farm Economy Downturn

The U.S. Ethanol Industry and Unintended Consequences

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change

What is a Marketing Year Average Price?

The ARC-CO/PLC Decision Isn’t as Easy as You Think

Southern States Share of Major Crop Bases

CFAP 2.0 Payments Across the South