A series of meetings to provide information and analysis to assist producers and landowners understand what’s required and make decisions. Meetings will be conducted by University of Georgia agricultural economists Nathan Smith and Don Shurley, the USDA Farm Service Agency, and the USDA Risk Management Agency. Questions and answers and discussion will be included.
Topics to be covered include:
Decisions to be made, who makes them, and the timeline; multiple owner and producer issues
Opportunity to update Payment Yields; how it’s done
Crop History; opportunity to reallocate Base acres; how reallocation works
Choosing between PLC and ARC; how each works and how they compare
Generic Base; assigning “covered commodities” to Generic Base
STAX- the new safety net for cotton
Resources and decision-aids available to help make decisions
Below is location and time information if you are interested in attending. Call or email if you have any questions.