Archive for the "Farm Bill" Category

This is a presentation summary from the 2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES) which occurred December 16-20, 2019. A complete collection of […]

This article discusses four key elements to consider when choosing between Agricultural Risk Coverage at the County Level (ARC-CO) and Price Loss […]

As with all recent farm bills, payment limits were a hotly debated topic in the 2014 farm bill. This article discusses most […]

The 2014 Farm Bill’s commodity title requires producers to make an important decision: whether to sign up for one of two versions […]

It looks like the President will sign the legislation on Friday in Michigan. When this happens, we should all remember to thank […]

The Senate leadership has decided to “fast track” the Farm Bill. They will vote on Monday (02-03) to invoke “cloture” on the […]

US House of Representatives this morning (01-29) passed the Farm Bill conference report on a bi-partisan vote of 251-166. Congratulations and heartfelt […]

The public activity surrounding the Farm Bill has been near zero since the conference committee first met in October of 2013. Despite […]

On Friday, the 13th of December, the US House of Representatives threw in the towel and essentially called it “good enough” for […]

We have all heard the phrase known as “the eleventh hour”… It is derived from the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 20 Verse […]