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[riskmatters]

Impact of Crop Ins Subsidy Cap

Is a $125k subsidy cap for crop insurance an attack on family farms?

Depends.

It’s well known that a family farm is the same size or less than the operator being asked, while a corporate farm is easily defined as one acre larger.

Unprepared to make the family farm debate, the impact of this subsidy cap would vary largely on cropping practices, geography, etc...

Example:  In Southwest Nebraska, most producers carry optional units at the 65% to 75% level.  These elections are driven by practice (irrigated), primary risk exposure (hail) & the ability to cover that risk with private products (production & companion hail).

Example:  A producer carrying an 80% Enterprise unit would max the subsidy out at 5,208 acres while a producer carrying a 65% Optional unit would hit the $125k cap at 12,500 acres.

In other words, locations who rely heavily on Enterprise units will see this subsidy cap as a very large issue.  Regions that rely more heavily on private products would see a much smaller impact.

My bet is this cap will see strong resistance for two reasons

1 - “If you give an inch, you’ll end up giving a yard.”

2- Corn belt states leverage the Enterprise Unit more heavily & ag policy is driven by their interests.

(Example on an irrigated farm in Chase County, Nebraska below.)

[iampjr]

RT @FarmPolicy: "At nearly $1 billion, #Iowa #farmers snagged the second-largest amount of #trade aid under last year’s $12 billion bailout. #Illinois ranked first with $1.1 billion in trade mitigation payments." https://t.co/IVBZ0mNGom https://t.co/1ZCQz5TeFO

RT @FarmPolicy: “At nearly $1 billion, #Iowa #farmers snagged the second-largest amount of #trade aid under last year’s $12 billion bailout. #Illinois ranked first with $1.1 billion in trade mitigation payments.” https://t.co/IVBZ0mNGom https://t.co/1ZCQz5TeFO

"At nearly $1 billion, #Iowa #farmers snagged the second-largest amount of #trade aid under last year’s $12 billion bailout. #Illinois ranked first with $1.1 billion in trade mitigation payments." https://t.co/IVBZ0mNGom pic.twitter.com/1ZCQz5TeFO

— Farm Policy (@FarmPolicy) July 7, 2019

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[cropinsuranceinamerica]

Voluntary, Incentive-Based Conservation is the First Line of Defense Against Burdensome Regulation

Editor’s Note: Farm Policy Facts supports sharing opinion pieces from a variety of voices that highlight the challenges American farmers face. This week, we are pleased to publish a guest editorial on why the farm bill is critical for growing our food and fiber supply while also protecting our natural resources.

By: Pelham Straughn

Conservation advocates and farm groups alike believe locally‐led, voluntary, incentive‐based conservation efforts is the model for long‐term collaborative success for environmental gains on private agricultural land. Farmers and ranchers are achieving measurable results across the natural resources spectrum because of the investment made in the 2014 Farm Bill along with technical assistance from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

These results are crucial as we find ways to increase agricultural production, safeguard our environment, protect our wildlife, and ensure economic vitality for farmers and ranchers, all while confronting the realities of increasingly erratic weather and a changing consumer. The late Dr. Norman Borlaug predicted that to feed the growing global population, we would need to produce as much food in the next forty years as we have in the past ten thousand years — combined.

So how do we meet this challenge?

Finish reading the original article HERE

[aglawpaul]

Top 10 Maryland Risk Management Education Blog Posts, Week of Sept. 6.

Photo by Edwin Remsberg

These are the top 10 posts on the MD Risk Management Education blog.  Take a look at what folks have been reading.

2015 Cash Rents in Maryland and Delaware by Paul Goeringer; 

When Keeping Your Landlord Happy Backfires by Paul Goeringer;

Frequently Asked Questions: Hanging No Trespassing Signs by Paul Goeringer;

A Look at 2015 Land Values in Maryland and Delaware by Paul Goeringer;

Farm Vehicle Drivers - Understanding the Do’s and Don’ts by Sarah Everhart;

Is Hanging a “Beware of Dog” Sign A Good Idea? by Paul Goeringer;

Selling or Buying Farmland? Make Sure You Understand the Agricultural Use Assessment by Sarah Everhart;

Virginia Court Dismisses Suit Involving Livestock In Streams by Ashley Newhall;

Are You Currently Suing Syngenta? Quick Overview of Current Agrisure Viptera® Class Action Litigation by Paul Goeringer; and

Look at 2014 Land Values in Maryland and Delaware by Paul Goeringer;

[georgiaoutdoorsman]

Conservation and Farm Policy

       I stumbled upon an article that has evidence to prove how important farm policy can be, and how important conservation is for the ecosystem. The title of the article was “The Role of Farm Policy in Achieving Large-Scale Conservation: Bobwhite and Buffers.” This article goes in depth about how important it is that certain wildlife species be protected. The part of the article that I am going to discuss is how agriculture affects certain wildlife species. Agriculture is extremely valuable to society, and agriculture requires large amounts of land in order to be sufficient. By using land for agricultural purposes, many species of wildlife are driven away from their homeland and forced into danger. Many of the “shrub” birds, or birds that take refuge in prairie shrubs and grasses, are put into danger when the prairies are cultivated for agriculture. By turning land that was once an untouched prairie or forest into a field for planting, there is a possibility for the destruction of a whole ecosystem. If these ecosystems continue to be destroyed, many animals will be endangered and perhaps become extinct. This article explains how farm policy can help to save these ecosystems, and by saving these ecosystems, we save the animals that live in these areas from becoming endangered.

       Conservation is a very important part of the outdoor economy. Without conservation, the wildlife systems of the outdoors would be strongly endangered. I am an avid outdoorsman, and I understand that in order for the outdoors to prosper that I must use her resources sparingly. As I have said before, the Earth’s resources are finite. There is nothing in this world that is unlimited. The food that we eat, the water that we drink, and the air that we breathe are all resources that without proper control, could be gone in an in instant. This concept also goes for animals. There are restrictions on most animals that are hunted in Georgia. These restrictions are strategically put into action because these animals are not unlimited. If there were no game limits on animals, then there would be a possibility for the hunted species to become extinct. In the article, there are many statistics about bobwhite quail that prove that farm policy helps conserve and regulate animal populations. People need to be informed about conservation, and how enacting these farm policies affects more than just farmers and merchants. These policies affect ecosystems, environments, and the whole nation.  

Sources: "The Role of Farm Policy in Achieving Large-Scale Conservation:   Bobwhite and Buffers." Onlinelibrary.wiley. Wildlife Society, n.d. Web.

[whitetoque]

TEN THINGS - Canada Crop Protection Aug 15 2014

TEN THINGS – Canada Crop Protection Aug 15 2014

1. Harvest Operations In Early Stages In Saskatchewan – The Western Producer “Winnipeg – Some harvest operations have begun in Saskatchewan.

In the southern regions of the province, some combining of winter cereals had been done as of August 11, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture ministry.

Across the province, pulses were being desiccated and canola was being…

[iampjr]

@FarmPolicy @usda_nass Chicken wings are overrated. #justsaying

@FarmPolicy @usda_nass Chicken wings are overrated. #justsaying

@FarmPolicy @usda_nass Chicken wings are overrated. #justsaying — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) Dec 23, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@mjwiegand @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John My gut says the same. No deals till after the holiday.

@mjwiegand @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John My gut says the same. No deals till after the holiday.

@mjwiegand @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John My gut says the same. No deals till after the holiday. — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) Jun 23, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@FEEDERPAPER @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Excuses, excuses.

@FEEDERPAPER @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Excuses, excuses.

@FEEDERPAPER @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Excuses, excuses. — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) Jun 23, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@SamuelBHudson @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Yep. Figure as much. Thanks!

@SamuelBHudson @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Yep. Figure as much. Thanks!

@SamuelBHudson @hogsandpigs @PorkNetwork @FarmPolicy @MidwestMarkets @mjwiegand @JSFerraro @NFCMarkets @INTOUCHINTEL @BriereSimon @BRNAgNews_John Yep. Figure as much. Thanks! — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) Jun 23, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@SamuelBHudson @kannbwx @cornoptions1 @labhoro @FarmPolicy @MatthewMorog @CHSElburn @AgriArens @KingKornBR @CommodsTrader 😀

@SamuelBHudson @kannbwx @cornoptions1 @labhoro @FarmPolicy @MatthewMorog @CHSElburn @AgriArens @KingKornBR @CommodsTrader 😀

😀 — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) April 30, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@SamuelBHudson @kannbwx @cornoptions1 @labhoro @FarmPolicy @MatthewMorog @CHSElburn @AgriArens @KingKornBR @CommodsTrader Yep. My bad.

@SamuelBHudson @kannbwx @cornoptions1 @labhoro @FarmPolicy @MatthewMorog @CHSElburn @AgriArens @KingKornBR @CommodsTrader Yep. My bad.

Yep. My bad. — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) April 30, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

@mjwiegand @GrainFarmers @labhoro @agecontidbits @FarmPolicy @MarketPictorial @jamiegieseke1 @cornoptions1 @rhagconsulting @Frye_WSS AI hear ya and suspect the USD strength has a pretty tight cap. The reopen, after all have thought through this, may be interesting.

@mjwiegand @GrainFarmers @labhoro @agecontidbits @FarmPolicy @MarketPictorial @jamiegieseke1 @cornoptions1 @rhagconsulting @Frye_WSS AI hear ya and suspect the USD strength has a pretty tight cap. The reopen, after all have thought through this, may be interesting.

AI hear ya and suspect the USD strength has a pretty tight cap. The reopen, after all have thought through this, may be interesting. — Patrick Rooney (@patrickrooney) March 31, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

RT @FarmPolicy: U.S. #Corn Exports to #China... ---February #Corn and #Soybean Outlook webinar, @PUCommercialAg https://t.co/vdKDO2wnBg

RT @FarmPolicy: U.S. #Corn Exports to #China… —February #Corn and #Soybean Outlook webinar, @PUCommercialAg https://t.co/vdKDO2wnBg

U.S. #Corn Exports to #China… —February #Corn and #Soybean Outlook webinar, @PUCommercialAg pic.twitter.com/vdKDO2wnBg — Farm Policy (@FarmPolicy) February 10, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/patrickrooney

[iampjr]

RT @FarmPolicy: World #food prices rose significantly in November, reaching their highest point in more than two years https://t.co/43KlF7uudb @FAO https://t.co/9HLgrTryWj

World #food prices rose significantly in November, reaching their highest point in more than two years https://t.co/43KlF7uudb @FAO pic.twitter.com/9HLgrTryWj

— Farm Policy (@FarmPolicy) December 5, 2019

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