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Farm Risk Management Framework
Farm of the Future
David Widmar of Agricultural Economic Insights shares a four step frame work to think about farm risk.
Hedging and Market Volatility
Farm of the Future
Technology has impacted the way we farm, but it’s also impacted the markets for agricultural commodities.
USDA Livestock Risk and Specialty Crops Programs For Price Declines
Line on Agriculture
Marcia Bunger, Risk Management Agency Administrator for USDA talks about popular programs for US producers.
Farm Labor Reform & Immigration
Southeast Regional Ag News
Immigration and farm labor are uniquely linked, according to Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican. Labor is one of the topics farmers are bringing up during Farm Bill Listening sessions.
Removing the emotion from risk management decisions
Farm of the Future
Studies have shown that humans aren’t always great at perceiving and managing risk.
Completing the farm risk management picture
Farm of the Future
Farmers are generally growing millions of dollars of crops for very thin margins, so risk management is of the utmost importance.
Have a Small Farm? There's a Policy for That!
Southeast Regional Ag News
Marcia Bunger, Administrator of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency, shares details on a "Micro Farm" insurance policy.
USDA Risk Management Agency Updates Insurance Options
Southeast Regional Ag News
Administrator Marcia Bunger discusses changes to Whole-Farm Revenue Protection.
NCBA Focuses on Risk Management in Farm Bill
Southeast Regional Ag News
The current Farm Bill expires on September 30, 2023.
Pandemic Cover Crop Program Sign Ups Deadline
California Ag Today
The USDA wants to remind producers the deadline for help with cover crops is Tuesday, March 15. Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger says the Pandemic Cover Crop Program had a successful pilot year, but this year USDA made some changes that should benefit even more farmers.
WHEAT GROWERS RMA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Wheat growers request for an easing of procedures for falling number tests, denied.