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by Adam N. Rabinowitz On July 25, 2019, the USDA announced the 2019 trade assistance payment rates for the Market Facilitation Program. We have published a policy brief that contains the following helpful information: Details of the county based payment rate and potential maximum payments by county for non-specialty crops. Most notably for Georgia this includes…
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by Adam N. Rabinowitz On June 6, 2019, the disaster aid package (officially known as H.R. 2157, “Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019.”) was signed into law. The bill contains substantial money that will aid Georgia in the recovery from Hurricane Michael, as well as addressing other disasters throughout the U.S. during calendar…
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The original deadline to sign up for the Market Facilitation Program was January 15, 2019; however, the deadline will be extended for the number of business days USDA FSA offices were closed, once the government shutdown ends.
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By Adam N. Rabinowitz Click here for a PDF version of this post. Last week Hurricane Michael ripped through the heart of Georgia agriculture, devastating the southwest region and destroying a significant amount of our farmers’ hard work. While government programs can never fully replace the loss, there are a number of resources that are…
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By Yangxuan Liu Download the PDF version of this article. U.S. Department of Agriculture releases details about the spending plans for $12 billion in trade aid package for farmers. The main component of the aid package is the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). MFP is authorized under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and administered by Farm…
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by Levi Russell H.R. 2 of the 115th Congress, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 passed by a 2-vote margin in the house on June 21, 2018. On June 25th it passed a motion to proceed in the Senate and is now being debated. There are some key differences between this bill and the…
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by Levi Russell UPDATE: This post has been updated to include information from Senate amendments passed June 27th and 28th, 2018. The changes have been made by marking through the previous text and adding new text after it in italics. Last night’s cloture vote on the 2018 Farm Bill in the Senate is an indication…
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by Levi Russell Recent tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union (EU) have resulted in retaliation in the form of tariffs on a range of U.S. exports to those countries. Incomplete lists can be found here, but the biggest concerns in terms of agricultural trade…
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by Levi Russell Below is a 35 minute video explaining the changes to Dairy-MPP made in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The topics are: 1) Changes to Dairy MPP in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 2) Common questions and concerns with 2018 sign up 3) Demonstration of the Dairy MPP Decision Tool Click…
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by Levi Russell A new publication entitled “Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn” is now available online free of charge. The publication provides a general farm economy outlook as well as discussions of topics such as risk reduction, cost control, alternative crops, livestock sales during drought, crop insurance, ARC and PLC payment forecasts, stress and suicide,…
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