Policy
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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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A recent court case striking down the agricultural exemption for reporting under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) means that many producers will have to start reporting complicated emissions information in May of this year. Currently, a federal Senate bill is being considered that will make the exemption legal, but congress must…
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by Don Shurley and Adam N. Rabinowitz We have developed a third publication in a series of fact sheets on the new seed cotton program. Included in this document is a little history of what happened with the 2014 farm bill that led to the development of the seed cotton program. We provide an example…
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by Don Shurley and Adam N. Rabinowitz This post presents a second fact sheet in a series of publications that briefly explain the basic workings of the new seed cotton program. Effective with the 2018 crop, “seed cotton” is now a covered commodity under Title I of the 2014 farm bill and eligible for PLC…
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by Levi A. Russell UPDATE The big questions left on the table back in February when the Bipartisan Budget Act was passed have been answered. The information below in the original post is still correct, but I wanted to fill in the gaps here. Re-enrollment for 2018 CAT-level and buy-up coverage began on April 9th…
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by Don Shurley and Adam N. Rabinowitz On the morning of February 9, 2018, the U.S. Congress passed budget legislation that included the designation of seed cotton as a covered commodity under the 2014 farm bill. The President has signed this legislation and it has become law. The document linked below highlights the critical components…
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by Levi Russell Last year an overhaul of the tax code was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. We thought we would put together a resource page on the aspects of the law that will affect agricultural producers. First, a rather lengthy article covering all aspects of the new law that…
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by Levi Russell Last week in Atlanta Extension economists, lenders, and ag media met in Atlanta to discuss the market and policy outlook for agricultural commodities in the Southeast in the coming year. UGA economists presented the outlook for peanuts, timber, turfgrass, the green industry, cotton, poultry, and hogs. All presentations are available here. Feel…
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by Adam Rabinowitz There have been some comments from policymakers regarding the upcoming farm bill and the debate between planted acres and base acres. Here is an explanation as to why base acres have been used and the potential impact of using planted acres. The 2014 Farm Bill contains provisions for Price Loss Coverage (PLC)…