The 2014 Farm Bill 

• Farm Bill Webinar/Video Series

  Produced by University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture and USDA Farm Service Agency  

  Webinar/Video Hosts and Active Participants

  • Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  • Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office
  • Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office

  Webinar/Video Producer

  • Mary Poling – Coordinator of Interactive Communications, Office of Information Technology, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture

  Video Production

  • Steven Hefner - Website Software Developer, Office of Information Technology, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture

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  January 13, 2015
  ARC/PLC Overview
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  
  January 14, 2015
  ARC/PLC Yield Updates
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco- Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  
  January 20, 2015
  ARC/PLC Base Reallocations
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  ARC/PCL Presentation Video and ARC/PLC Base Reallocations Presentation

  
  January 20, 2015
  Web-Based Farm Bill Decision Aid Training
  with Professor Brad Watkins, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Farm Bill Decision Aid Presentation Video and Farm Bill Decision Aide Presentation 

  
  January 22, 2015

  Price Loss Coverage (PLC)
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the question and answer session and provided comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  January 27, 2015
  ARC - County Level
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the question and answer session and provided comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  

  January 29, 2015
  ARC - Individual Level
  with Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the question and answer session and provided comments. 
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  

  February 3, 2015
  Crop Insurance – Supplemental Coverage Option
  with Larry McMaster - Senior Risk Management Specialist, Jackson Regional Office, USDA's Risk Management Agency, Jackson, MS
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  

  February 4, 2015
  2014 Peanut Farm Bill Program and Outlook
  with Nathan B. Smith - Extension Economist, Agricultural & Applied Economics, Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development (CAED), University of Georgia
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  

  February 5, 2015
  2014 Farm Bill Decision Aid Training
  with Professor James Richardson - Regents Professor & AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow, Co-Director Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University

  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Farm Bill Decision Aid Presentation Video and Farm Bill Decision Aid Power Point PDF

  February 5, 2015
  Crop Insurance Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) for Upland Cotton
  with Larry McMaster - Senior Risk Management Specialist, Jackson Regional Office, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Jackson, MS
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and STAX Power Point PDF

  February 10, 2015
  Crop Insurance – Basic Overview of Row Crop Options
  with Larry McMaster - Senior Risk Management Specialist, Jackson Regional Office, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Jackson, MS
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  
  February 11, 2015
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
  with Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office

  Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.

  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

   
  February 13, 2015

  2014 Agricultural and Food Policy Center Outlook for Representative Crop Farms
  with James W. Richardson - Regents Professor & AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow, Co-Director Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video
  

  February 13, 2015
  US and Global Rice Outlook
  with Nathan Childs, Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  February 17, 2015
  The Crop Market Outlook & Farm Bill Choices
  with Pat Westoff - Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Missouri and Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  February 19, 2015

  NASS - Calculating the Marketing Year Average Price
  with Eugene Young Regional Deputy Director, USDA-NASS, Delta Regional Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  February 24, 2015
  Factors Impacting Crop Mix Decisions on Generic Base Acres
  

  with Dr. Larry Falconer - Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist, Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State University
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video 

  March 3, 2015  
  The Generic Base Decision Using the Texas A&M/Missouri FAPRI Farm Bill Web-Based Decision Aid
  

  with James W. Richardson - Regents Professor & AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow, Co-Director Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  March 5, 2015
  Web-Based Farm Bill Decision Aid Training
  with Professor Brad Watkins, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF 

  March 5, 2015
  Comparing PLC and ARC-CO Options
  with Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  Updated ARC/PLC Considerations PDF - Coats

  March 10, 2015
  A Look at the 2015 NASS Crop Values Report and the 2014 Crop Year Preliminary MYA (Marketing Year Average)  Prices
  with Eugene Young - Regional Deputy Director, USDA-NASS, Delta Regional Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  March 12, 2015  
  Cotton:  Farm Bill Considerations and Outlook
  with Don Shurley - Professor Emeritus, Cotton Economics, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Georgia  

  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.

  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

   

  March 17, 2015

  2014 Farm Bill Question and Answer Session
  with Anita Wilson – State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined Anita for the question and answer session and provided comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  March 17, 2015
  Comparing PLC and ARC-CO Options
  with Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  March 19, 2015
  US and Global Rice Outlook
  with Nathan Childs - Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
   
  March 24, 2015
  The U.S. and Global Rice Market Baseline: Prospects and Challenges
  with Eric Wailes - L.C. Carter Endowed Chair in Agricultural Economics and Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economic and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  2015 World Rice Outlook International Baseline Projections 2014-2024 - March 2015

  March 26, 2015
  

  Comparing PLC and ARC-CO Options
  with Bobby Coats, Professor – University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office and Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF
  
  April 1, 2015
  Results and Review of the 2015 March Planting Intentions and Stocks Reports
  with Eugene Young - Regional Deputy Director, USDA-NASS, Delta Regional Office
  Tony Franco - Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office, Anita Wilson - State Agricultural Program Specialist, Arkansas State FSA Office and Bobby Coats - Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness joined the policy and decision aid farm bill question and answer session and provided their own individual comments.
  Presentation Video and Power Point PDF

  The online tools, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc and www.uaex.edu/farmbill, allow producers to explore projections on how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation under possible future scenarios.

• Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  Farm Service Agency (FSA)

  • What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill for Farm Service Agency Customers
  • Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Programs
  • FSA Fact Sheets
  • New Farm Bill Offers Modifications to Farm Loan Programs

  2014 Farm Bill General:

  • Details for Developing 2014 Farm Bill Producer Education Tools for FSA (PDF, 67 KB)
  • Agriculture Act of 2014 (The 2014 Farm Bill) (PDF, 820 KB)
  • Agriculture Act of 2014 (Congressional Budget Office cost estimates)
  • President Obama's statement on the 2014 Farm Bill
  • White House analysis how Farm Bill strengthens the American Economy
  • Secretary Vilsack’s Farm Bill Statement
  • Blog: The President Signs the Farm Bill: "A Jobs Bill, an Innovation Bill, a Research Bill, and a Conservation Bill" 
  • USDA Economic Research Service: Highlights and economic implications of the Farm Bill
  • Secretary Vilsack testimony before the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on the FY15 USDA Budget 

  FSA Customers & the 2014 Farm Bill:

  • 2014 Farm Bill Highlights (PDF, 72 KB) 
  • What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill for Farm Service Agency Customers? (Program Fact Sheet for Farm Bill) 
  • What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill for Farm Service Agency Customers? (Program Fact Sheet En Espanol) 
  • USDA Announces 2014 Farm Bill Stakeholder Meeting Dates (Press Release, March 5, 2014) 
  • Secretary Vilsack Addresses Commodity Classic on Farm Bill Implementation (Transcript February 28, 2014)

Farm Service Agency - ARC/PLC Programs

Two Farm Bill eTools Built to Help with Base Reallocation, Yield Updates, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Decisions  Understanding the Farm Bill PDF

• • • Data Collection Form and Instructions

    • Farm Policy Minute

2. Web-based decision tools - FSA and National Coalition for Producer Education (NCPE), led by the University of Illinois

•  Base Acre Reallocation, Yield Updates, ARC & PLC (Fact Sheet)

Owners of farms have a one-time opportunity to: (1) maintain the farm’s 2013 base acres of covered commodities through 2018; or (2) reallocate base acres among those covered commodities planted on the farm at any time during the 2009 - 2012 crop years (excluding upland cotton bases). 

Click here for a base reallocation tool (Version 2) to compare a farm’s current bases with its reallocated bases. (.ZIP, 25 KB) 

To use the tool, producers must know a farm’s 2013 base acres and 2009-2012 planting history. FSA producers received this in the mail in August 2014.

Click here for a Yield Update tool to compare a farm's current program yields to update yields. (.ZIP, 36 KB)

Note that the file contains substitute yields for covered commodities that are based on data available from the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The file will be updated as additional data becomes available.

• Crop Insurance Rates and Yields Actuarial Information Browser
• Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
  • Webinar - Are you ready for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers (MPP)?
• Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation, USDA
• Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Programs, FSA
• Glossary of Farm & Commodity Policy Terms

 2014 Farm Service Agency and Division of Agriculture Farm Bill Meeting Presentations

• ARC/PLC Overview, Yield Updates, and Base ReallocationsTony Franco, Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office
• Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage – County Level (ARC-CO) 
  Anita Wilson, Agricultural Program Specialists, Farm Programs Division, AR State FSA Office
• The Farm Bill Decision Making Process and Web-Based Farm Bill Decision Aid 
  Bobby Coats, Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture

• Farm Bill Updates
  • Farm Bill Update 03/23/15
  • Farm Bill Update 03/06/15
  • Farm Bill Update 02/27/15
  • Farm Bill Update 02/20/15
  • Farm Bill Update 02/12/15
  • Farm Bill Update 02/03/15
  • Farm Bill Update 02/02/15 - 2
  • Farm Bill Update 02/02/15 - 1
  • Farm Bill Update 01/09/15
  • Farm Bill Update 11/26/14
  • Farm Bill Update 11/21/14
  • Farm Bill Update 11/14/14
  • Farm Bill Update 10/31/14
  • Farm Bill Update 10/27/14
  • Farm Bill Update 10/03/14
  • Farm Bill Update 09/26/14
  • Farm Bill Update 09/17/14
  • Farm Bill Update 09/10/14
  • Farm Bill Update 08/29/14
  • Farm Bill Update 08/08/14
  • Farm Bill Update 08/07/14
  • Farm Bill Update 07/02/14
  • Farm Bill Update 06/30/14
  • Farm Bill Update 06/06/14
  • Farm Bill Update 06/03/14
  • Farm Bill Update 06/02/14
  • Farm Bill Update 05/05/14
  • Farm Bill Update 04/23/14
  • Farm Bill Update 04/16/14
  • Farm Bill Update 04/09/14
  • Farm Bill Update 04/07/14
  • Farm Bill Update 03/25/14
  • Farm Bill Update 03/19/14
  • Farm Bill Update 03/12/14
  • Farm Bill Update 03/11/14
  • Farm Bill Update 03/05/14
  • Farm Bill Update 02/28/14
  • Farm Bill Update 02/27/14
  • Farm Bill Update 02/19/14
  • Farm Bill Update 02/10/14
  • Farm Bill Update 02/07/14
  • Farm Bill Update 01/29/14
• What Makes this Farm Bill Different

  The 2014 Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014, was signed by the President on February 7, 2014. The President points out that there are 5 Ways the Farm Bill Strengthens the Economy. The legislation will remain in in force through 2018—and in the case of some provisions, beyond 2018. 

  • 2014 Farm Bill Highlights (PDF, 72KB)
  • USDA Announces 2014 Farm Bill Stakeholder Meeting Dates (Press Release, 03/05/14)
  • Secretary Vilsack Addresses Commodity Classic on Farm Bill Implementation (Transcript 02/28/14)

  Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement after President Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law:

  "The amazing reality about farm bills is that they reflect the times in which we live. They are reviewed, written, debated, and reauthorized nearly every five years. Today our concerns are rightly placed on reducing the size and cost of the federal government. With the president signing the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law, we mark a new era of farm and food policy that values saving money, reforming or repealing government programs, and yet still providing an effective safety net for the production of our national food supply and for those Americans who are struggling. “I am pleased we have a new farm bill in place to provide certainty for the next five years to America’s farmers, ranchers, and consumers, and I appreciate the efforts of everyone who helped make it possible."

• Arkansas FSA SCOOP
  • October 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • August 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • July 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • June 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • May 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • April 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • March 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • February 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • January 2014 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • December 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • November 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • September 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • August 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • July 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • June 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • April 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • March 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • February 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • January 2013 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • December 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • November 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • September 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • August 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • July 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • June 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • May 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • April 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • March 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • February 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
  • January 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
• Agricultural Act of 2014: Highlights and Implications USDA/ERS
  Topic Area Highlights and Economic Implications 

   

  • Overview
  • Crop Commodity Programs (includes provisions from Titles I and XI)
  • Dairy & Livestock (includes provisions from Titles I and XII)
  • Conservation (includes provisions from Titles II and XI)
  • Nutrition (Title IV only)
  • Rural Development (Title VI only)
  • Research, Extension, and Related Matters (Title VII only)
  • Energy (Title IX only)
  • Crop Insurance (includes provisions from Titles XI and XII)
  • Specialty Crops (includes provisions from Titles III, IV, VII, and X)
  • Organic Agriculture (includes provisions from Titles II, VII, X, and XI)
  • Local and Regional Foods (includes provisions from Titles IV, V, VI, and X)   
  • Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (includes provisions from Titles II, V, VI, VII, XI)
• Farm Bill Sites with Webinars
  • farmdoc Webinars - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Ag In Uncertain Times Webinars
  • Ag Risk and Farm Management Library
  • Southern Risk Management Education Center Webinars
• Farm Bill Presentations

  Eric J. Wailes - Distinguished Professor and L.C. Carter Chair in Rice & Soybean Marketing and Eddie C. Chavez, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas

  • Commodity Program Options in the 2014 Farm Bill (PDF)

   

  Archie Flanders - Harold F. Ohlendorf Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas

  Decision Aids:
  

  • • Interactive Base Acreage Reallocation Excel Module
      • User's Guide
    • Interactive Payment Yield Updating Excel Module
      • User's Guide
    • Interactive Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Excel Module
      • User's Guide
    • Interactive Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC-County) Excel Module
      • User's Guide

  Presentations:

  • The Farm Bill Decision Making Process
  • The Farm Bill Decision Making Process Handout

  C. Robert Stark - Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas

  • Making Decisions Under the 2014 Farm Bill

• Farmdoc Resources | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
   

  • Crop Insurance
  • Outlook
  • Webinars
  • Farm Bill Toolbox
• The Agriculture & Food Policy Center: Texas A&M University
  The Agricultural & Food Policy Center:  Texas A&M University 

   

  • Farm Policy Minute: Agricultural Policy Specialist Dr. Joe Outlaw and colleagues from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center provide brief weekly updates on current agricultural policy issues.
  • General Overview of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Joe L. Outlaw, The Agricultural & Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University, March 2014
• Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri
  Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri    
         
• The National Agricultural Law Center

  The National Agricultural Law Center

  • Ag & Food Law Blog
  • Farm Bill Resources
  • Congressional Research Service Reports

  The 2014 Farm Bill: Agricultural Act of 2014

  • Text

  Congressional Resources

  • U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture
  • Farm Bill Resources
  • U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
  • Farm Bill Resources | National Agricultural Law Center
  • Congressional Budget Office Estimate

  USDA Resources

  • Farm Bill Highlights
  • 2014 Farm Bill (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  • NRCS Comparison of 2008 and 2014 Farm Bills
  • Agricultural Act of 2014: Highlights and Implications (Economic Research Service)
  • What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill for Farm Service Agency Customers? (FSA Factsheet)

  Additional Resources

  • 2014 Farm Bill Publications (FarmDoc Daily)
  • Commodity Program Options in the 2014 Farm Bill (University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)
  • 2013-14 Farm Bill Reading Room (Farm Foundation)
  • Summary of the 2014 Farm Bill Nutrition Title (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

  The 2008 Farm Bill: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
  

  On May 21-22, 2018 both the House and the Senate voted to override a presidential veto of the conference agreement on the 2008 farm bill (H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation,and Energy Act of 2008), and the conference bill became law on May 22, 2008 (P.L.110-234). However, an enrolling error resulted in one title of the bill (Title III, Trade)being omitted from the version that was sent to the White House, and the newly enacted law contains 14 of 15 farm bill titles. To resolve this issue, both the House and Senate passed a version of the 2008 farm bill with all 15 original bill titles (H.R. 6124). The President vetoed H.R. 6124 on June 18, but both the House and Senate voted to override the veto that same day and the bill became law (P.L. 110-246), replacing P.L. 110-234.  "What is the Farm Bill?"
  

  • 2008 Farm Bill | U.S. Government Publishing Officecontaining all 15 Farm Bill titles, P.L. 110-246, H.R. 6124, 6/18/2008

  Research Articles

  • Animal Identification and the Next Farm Bill (O’Brien)
  • World Trade Organization and the Commodity Title of the Next Farm Bill: A Practitioner’s View (O’Brien)

  Congressional Resources

  • U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture
  • 2008 Farm Bill
  • U.S. House Committee on Agriculture

  USDA Resources

  • USDA Farm Bill Forums
  • Farm Bill Resources: ERS Research and Analysis

  The 2002 Farm Bill: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

  • Glossary
  • Text
  • Legislative History
  • The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications (ERS, 2008)
  • Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Page
  • Farm Economics (IA St. U.) Center for Rural Affairs
  • Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board (U. MO)
  • Extension Agricultural and Applied Economics (U. GA)
  • Summary and Evolution of U. S. Farm Bill Conservation Titles (O’Brien)
  • Summary and Evolution of U. S. Farm Bill Commodity Titles (Willis & O’Brien)

  The 1996 Farm Bill: The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

  • Glossary
  • Text
  • Legislative History
• Economic Research Service: Farm & Commodity Policy (Being Updated)
  • Overview
  • What Is Meant by Decoupling?
  • Data
• Risk Management Agency (RMA)
  2014 Farm Bill
  
  Farm Bill FAQs

  • RMA FAQs
  • 2014 Farm Bill Interim Rule FAQs

  Farm Bill Fact Sheets

  • 2014 Farm Bill Fact Sheet | 2014 Farm Bill Fact Sheet - Spanish Translation
  • Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Compliance Fact Sheet
  • Beginning Farmer and Rancher Benefits for Federal Crop Insurance
  • Native Sod Guidelines for Federal Crop Insurance

  Farm Bill News Releases

  • USDA Reminds Farmers of 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Compliance Changes
  • New Pilot Program Offers Coverage for Fruits and Vegetables, Organic and Diversified Farms
    (May 21, 2014)
  • USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk

  Supplemental Coverage Option

  • Supplemental Coverage Option Standards Handbook
  • Supplemental Coverage Option Endorsement
  • Supplemental Coverage Option Map, PDF | Text
  • Fact sheet
  • Departmental press release
• Congressional Research Service (CRS)
  • CRS - What is the Farm Bill? | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - U.S. Farm Income | United States Department of State
  • CRS - The 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79): Summary and Side-by-Side, Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator, Section Research Manager | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Agriculture and Related Agencies FY 2014 Appropriations | National Agricultural Law Center
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2014 and FY2013 (Post-Sequestration) Appropriations | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Agricultural Disaster Assistance | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - The 2014 Farm Bill Challenging the Treatment of LIHEAP Receipt in the Calculation of SNAP Benefits | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - USDA's "GIPSA Rule" on Livestock and Poultry Marketing Practices | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Dairy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Status of the WTO Brazil-U.S. Cotton Case | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Sugar Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Sugar Program:  The Basics | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Energy Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Related Non-Tariff Barriers to Agricultural Trade | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Bee Health:  Background and Issues for Congress | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - The Federal Budget:  Overview and Issues for FY 2015 and Beyond | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - SNAP and Related Nutrition Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill | National Agricultural Law Center
  • CRS - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits | Federation of American Scientists
  • CRS - Low Income Assistance Programs Trends in Federal Spending | United States House of Representatives - Ways & Means Committee
• Congressional Research Service Report Archive
  • Farm Safety Net Proposals for the 2012 Farm Bill
  • Budget Issues Shaping a 2012 Farm Bill
  • Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO): An Overview
  • The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
  • Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
  • Conservation Compliance and U.S. Farm Policy
  • Tariff Modifications: Miscellaneous Tariff Bills
  • Expiring Farm Bill Programs Without a Budget Baseline
  • Possible Extension or Expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill
  • Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension: Issues and Background
  • Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection
  • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Categorical Eligibility
  • Previewing the Next Farm Bill
  • U.S. Farm Income
  • Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs
  • Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data
  • The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products
  • Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets: Legal and Administrative Responses
  • Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues
  • Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues
  • The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer
  • Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
  • Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
  • Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill
  • Meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Mandate for Cellulosic Biofuels: Questions and Answers
  • Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
  • Dairy Farm Support: Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress
  • Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama
  • Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• National Crop Insurance Services
  • National Crop Insurance Services
  • Crop Insurance Today, September 2014
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Agricultural Act of 2014: Highlights and Implications
  • Agencies and Offices - A list of all Agencies and Offices within USDA

  Topic Area Highlights and Economic Implications

  • • Crop Commodity Programs (includes provisions from Titles I and XI)
    • Dairy & Livestock (includes provisions from Titles I and XII)
    • Conservation (includes provisions from Titles II and XI)
    • Nutrition (Title IV only)
    • Rural Development (Title VI only)
    • Research, Extension, and Related Matters (Title VII only)
    • Energy (Title IX only)
    • Crop Insurance (includes provisions from Titles XI and XII)
    • Specialty Crops (includes provisions from Titles III, IV, VII, and X)
    • Organic Agriculture (includes provisions from Titles II, VII, X, and XI)
    • Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (includes provisions from Titles II, V, VI, VII, XI)

  Economic Research Service: Farm & Commodity Policy (Being Updated)

  • Overview
  • What Is Meant by Decoupling?
  • Glossary
  • Data
• Farm Foundation 2013-14 Farm Bill Reading Room
  Farm Foundation 2013-14 Farm Bill Reading RoomPerspectives on the 2013 Farm Bill features essays authored by thought leaders in agriculture and rural America.  Organized by Farm Foundation, NFP and the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, the intent is to enrich the public policy by providing ideas and perspectives from a diverse range of thought leaders.

  Featured below are resources to gain information and perspectives from a variety of stakeholders on next steps for the farm bill legislation. These resources are in three categories:

   

  • Reports on the politics shaping policies
  • Organizational advocacy or viewpoints
  • Policy reference and analysis

  Farm Foundation ForumsCurrent Projects

Additional Resources

• Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at University of Iowa
• Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
• International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness | 2014 Farm Bill Helpful Links | Texas Tech University
• APAC Tennessee - Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
• RUPRI - Rural Policy Research Institute
• David Reinbott of University of Missouri Extension

• 2008 Farm Bill: Side-by-Side Comparison with Previous Law
• 2008 Farm Bill: Background Publications
• The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications
• 1996 Farm Bill Side by Side

• Farm Bill News, Information, and Analysis Archive

  2014 Farm Act

  Commodity Program Options in the 2014 Farm Bill - by Eric J. Wailes, Eddie C. Chavez, Kenton Bradley Watkins, and Robert Coats, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture, February 26, 2014

  CRS - The 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79): Summary and Side-by-Side, Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator, Section Research Manager

  Commodity Programs in 2014 Farm Bill, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf University of Illinois and The Ohio State University, February 13, 2014, farmdoc

  2014 National Cotton Council Farm Bill Presentation_Feb 10 2014_v1

  CRS - Status of the WTO Brazil-U.S. Cotton Case, Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy

  The Outlook for U.S. Agriculture, Joseph W. Glauber, Chief Economist, USDA, USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, February 20-21, 2014      Speech        Presentation

  ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SPEAKS ABOUT FARM BILL, February 10, 2014

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  Farm Bill Alternatives: What is on the Table? (October 2013)

  Impacts of Selected Provisions of the House and Senate Farm Bills - FAPRI (August 2013)

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  2013 Farm Bill Policy Brief - By Eric Wailes

  • Analysis of House and Senate Farm Bills: Implications for Arkansas Producers

  • Representative Arkansas Farm Analysis of 2013 Farm Bill Proposals

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  2012 Farm Bill Proposed Alternative Programs, by Eric J. Wailes, K. Bradley Watkins, and Vuko Korov - January 15, 2013

  2012 Farm Bill Analysis of Alternative Programs for Arkansas Agriculture, by Eric J. Wailes, K. Bradley Watkins, Vuko Karov and Eddie C. Chavez - October 30, 2012

  • U.S. Agriculture: Situation and Outlook, by H. Scott Stiles

  Summary of Crop Insurance Programs Available to Arkansas Crop Producers, by Vuko Karov, Eric J. Wailes, and K. Bradley Watkins - September 7, 2012

  Farm Bill Update Presented at the 2012 Arkansas Rice Expo - August 3, 2012, by Eric J. Wailes, K. Bradley Watkins, and Vuko Karov

  • Farm Bill Update Handout
  • 2013 Farm Bill Proposals: Title 1. Shallow Revenue Loss Provisions - Payment Calculations
  • Analysis of House Farm Bill (FARMM Act of 2012) on U.S. Rice, 2013-2017

  Economic Impacts of the Safety Net Provisions in the 2012 Senate and House Farm Bills on AFPC’s Representative Crop Farms - Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension

  Lucas Chairman U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Highlights New Farm Bill Study

  Impacts of ARC and Payment Limit Provisions of the “Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012” on Arkansas Representative Panel Farms, by Eric J. Wailes, Vuko Karov, and K. Bradley Watkins - May 15, 2012

  Farm Bill 2008 Policy Briefs: Effects on Arkansas, by Vuko Karov and Eric J. Wailes

  Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill with Broad Bipartisan Support

  CBO Analysis Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

  Assessment of STAX (Stacked Income Protection Plan) for Arkansas Representative Panel Farms

  Policy Page FarmDoc Daily

  Arkansas Representative Panel Farm Analysis of Loan Rates and Target Prices for the 2012 Farm Bill Presentation by Vuko Karov, Eric J. Wailes and K. Bradley Watkins

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  Is ACRE Program Participation During the 2012 Farm Bill Likely to Pay Off for Arkansas Producers? Preliminary Evidence from the Representative Panel Farms Framework Presentation by Vuko Karov, Eric J. Wailes and K. Bradley Watkins

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  Review of Returns per Acre for Arkansas Field Crops - Prepared by Archie Flanders, November 11, 2011

  FarmPolicy.com Summary- 2012 Farm Bill Ideas

   

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   A List of Farm Bill Workshops Scheduled For Farmers (2015 Workshops, Meeting and Webinars Posted After January 1)

DISCLAIMER:
This webpage is intended for information purposes only and is based upon the Division of Agriculture and other authors’ interpretation of the Farm Bill. There will likely be differences in interpretation and the final regulations issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and other government agencies responsible for interpreting, writing, and implementing final rules and regulations. Please be aware, without the final rules and regulations issued by FSA and other agencies, the information contained herein are preliminary and subject to change. This page will be update as FSA releases new information and new and better research, analysis and information should be available before most decisions need to be made.