Agricultural and Food Policy

The 2010 FEED YEARBOOK is now available.

• The 2010 FEED YEARBOOK is now available.
• March 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
• A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations R40001 - January 07, 2010
• CRS Issue Statement on Climate Change IS40270 - March 04, 2009
• The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues R40088 - December 31, 2009
• Understanding China's Political System R41007 - December 31, 2009
   
• Google: All News, Farm Legislation, Rural Legislation, Carbon Legislation, Biofuels Legislation, Climate Legislation, Health Legislation
• Latest News, Speeches, Testimony and Scroll Archive

• The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program
  • The ACRE Decision: The Knowns of the Traditional Program and the Unknowns of ACRE, by Robert Coats, Professor - Economics (PDF) Published in Delta Farm Press Daily
• The New Farm Bill: What’s In It for Arkansas Producers? by Robert Coats, Professor - Economics (PDF)
• Weekly ERS Update
• Recovery.gov
• USDA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
• 2009-2010 Cotton Counter-Cyclical Payments
• Dr. Daryll E. Ray, Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column
• Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

2008 Farm Bill Resource Center

Arkansas FSA Farm Bill Updates

• March 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
• January 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP
• 2009 Newsletters

Video and Slide Shows

• 2008 Farm Bill Slide Shows and Videos by Title and Select Topic (Video's run in RealPlayer)

Farm Bill Comparisons

• USDA Economic Research Service Side-by-Side Comparison of the New Farm Bill with 2002-07 Farm Legislation
   
• Farm Bill Issues: Economic Research Service:  Research and Analysis
   
• Congressional Research Service Comparison of the 2008 Farm Bill Conference Agreement with the House and Senate Farm Bills

Radio/Podcasts by Robert Coats, Ph.D.

• Agri Outlook Radio/Podcasts by Robert Coats, Ph.D.

Charts Worth A Look by Robert Coats, Ph.D.

• Charts Worth A Look - Weekly Price Charts

Farm Service Agency

• Important Farm Bill Dates!
• Farm Service Agency Resources
• FSA eForms
• Arkansas Farm Service Agency
  • Newsletter
• News and Events
• Laws and Regulations
• Producer Information
• Landowners and Conservationists Information
• Lenders and Bankers Information
• Fact Sheets
• 2009 Fact Sheets
• 2010 Fact Sheets
  • Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers (Mar 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Conservation Reserve Program State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) (Mar 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Conservation Reserve Program Duck Nesting Habitat Initiative (Mar 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Source Water Protection Program (Feb 2, 2010) (PDF)
  • Adjusted Gross Income Verification Process (Feb 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Proceso de Verificación de Promedio Ingreso Bruto Ajustado (Feb 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Conservation Reserve Program: Northern Bobwhite Quail Habitat Initiative (Feb 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Programa de Reservas para la Conservación Acres del Estado para Mejoras de la Flora y Fauna (Feb 1, 2010) (PDF)
  • Promedio del Ingreso Bruto Ajustado 2009 - 2012 (Jan 5, 2010) (PDF)
  • Average Adjusted Gross Income 2009 - 2012 (January 5, 2010) (PDF)

Natural Resources Conservation Services

• Natural Resources Conservation Services Resources
• NRCS: National, Arkansas, Other States
• 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs
• At a Glance: 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs

USDA

• USDA Farm Bill News
• FSA Farm Service Agency News and Events
• USDA 2008 Farm Bill Page
• 2009 News
• 2010 News
  • U.S. and China Agree on Reopening Chinese Pork Market to U.S. (Mar 19, 2010)
  • Cold Storage Facilities Now Eligible For USDA Facility Loan Program (Mar 17, 2010)
  • Vilsack to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports while on Trip to Japan (Mar 16, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to NFU: Properly Designed Climate Change Legislation Will Avoid Unintended Consequences and Benefit America's Farmers, Ranchers (Mar 15, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Availability of Funding to Promote Rural Biofuel and Bioenergy Production (Mar 12, 2010)
  • USDA to Propose Expanding Poultry Loan Guidance to Include Pork Operations (Mar 11, 2010)
  • USDA Announces 2010 Rice Loan Rates by Class (Mar 8, 2010)
  • USDA Announces 2010 Pulse Crop Loan Rates by Region (Mar 8, 2010)
  • USDA to Issue Partial 2009-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments for Upland Cotton and Peanuts; No Final 2008-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments for Rice (Mar 5, 2010)
  • Secretary Vilsack Outlines USDA Efforts to Revitalize Rural America and Increase Agricultural Exports (Mar 5, 2010)
  • U.S. and Russia Agree on Reopening Russian Pork Market to U.S. (Mar 5, 2010)
  • USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Improve Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin (Mar 4, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Support to Bolster Rural Electric Infrastructure (Mar 2, 2010)
  • USDA Launches Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (Mar 1, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Assistance is Available to Renovate, Purchase and Construct Rural Rental Housing (Mar 1, 2010)
  • USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for March 2010 (Mar 1, 2010)
  • USDA Announces Additional 300,000 Acres for Wildlife Habitat Expansion and Intent to Conduct General Conservation Reserve Program Signup In 2010 (Feb 27, 2010)
  • USDA Signs MOU With Pheasants Forever To Enhance Conservation Efforts (Feb 27, 2010)
  • Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Presents Obama Administration's Priorities to Improve National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (Feb 23, 2010)
  • USDA Announces Grants for Development Initiatives to Strengthen Rural Communities (Feb 18, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional Assistance for Rehabilitating Flood Control Structures and Vital Watershed Projects (Feb 18, 2010)
  • USDA Releases Second Draft of Proposed Crop Insurance Agreements (Feb 17, 2010)
  • NIFA Announces Grants to Help Train and Educate the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers (Feb 17, 2010)
  • USDA Addresses Veterinary Shortages with Education Loan Repayment Program (Feb 12, 2010)
  • USDA Scientists Sequence Genome of Grass That Can Be a Biofuel Model Crop (Feb 10, 2010)
  • USDA to Release New Long-Term Agricultural Projections (Feb 4, 2010)
  • Biomass Crop Assistance Program to Spur Production of Renewable Energy, Job Creation (Feb 3, 2010)
  • Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY2011 Budget (Feb 1, 2010)
  • USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for February 2010 (Feb 1, 2010)
  • USDA Grant to Create Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center in Arkansas (Jan 28, 2010)
  • NASS Releases New Geospatial Data Products (Jan 28, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Millions to Promote U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports (Jan 26, 2010)
  • USDA Provides Web-Based Disaster Program Payment Calculator to Help Producers with Business Planning (Jan 21, 2010)
  • USDA Provides Funding to Cooperators for Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention (Jan 19, 2010)
  • USDA to Provide $950 Million in Tobacco Transition Program Payments in 2010 (Jan 19, 2010)
  • Commerce Department's NTIA and USDA's Rus Announce Availability of $4.8 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Bring Broadband to More Americans (Jan 15, 2010)
  • USDA Joins National Dairy Council and NFL in a Public-Private Partnership to Improve Health and Wellness in America's Schools (Jan 15, 2010)
  • Secretary Vilsack Announces $25 Million for New School Food Service Equipment to Help Schools Improve the Quality of Meals (Jan 14, 2010)
  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces up to $20 Million for Capacity Building Efforts in Afghanistan (Jan 12, 2010)
  • Commerce Department's NTIA and USDA's RUS Announce Online Tool for Prospective Broadband Stimulus Applicants (Jan 8, 2010)
  • U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk To Speak At USDA's 2010 Agricultural Outlook Forum (Jan 7, 2010)
  • USDA Livestock Disaster Payments Exceed $175 Million (Jan 7, 2010)
  • USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2010 (Jan 4, 2010)

USA Rice Federation

• USA Rice Federation Farm Bill Materialss
• 2008 Farm Bill Presentation, 7/08
• 5 States' ACRE Comparison Charts, July 2008
• Summary: Key Provisions of Food, Conservation, & Energy Act of 2008, 6/10/08

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
• 2008 Farm Bill Highlights

House Committee on Agriculture

• House Committee on Agriculture
• H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
  • Complete Legal Language of Conference Reports (Title I - Title XV)
  • Joint Statement of Managers (Title I - Title XV)
  • A one-page fact sheet on the conference agreement (Updated May 13)
• Title-by-Title Fact Sheets for the Conference Report:
  • Title I - Commodity Programs
  • Title II - Conservation
  • Title III - Trade
  • Title IV - Nutrition
  • Title V - Credit
  • Title VI - Rural Development
  • Title VII - Research
  • Title VIII - Forestry
  • Title IX - Energy
  • Title X - Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
  • Title XI - Livestock
  • Title XII - Crop Insurance
  • Title XIII - Commodity Futures
  • Title XIV - Miscellaneous

Delta Farm Press

• Delta Farm Press Legislative Articles

Jim Wiesemeyer

• Farm Bill Summary, By Jim Wiesemeyer
• Jim’s Blog

Congressional Agriculture Leaders Announce Farm Bill Conference Agreement 

Congressional negotiators will announce a final farm bill conference agreement TODAY, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM EDT. The bipartisan, bicameral group will discuss the details of the final bill. The event will also be webcast on the House and Senate Agriculture Committee Websites at
http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/audio.html or http://agriculture.senate.gov/

Archived May 8, 2008, Farm Bill press conference on conference agreement: (Over 70 minutes in length)

Audio only stream

Video stream

Insurance and Risk
Strategies, newsletters, and decision-making tools to assist farmers with marketing and risk management decisions.

• Art Barnaby at Kansas State University
• Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service SURE Benefit Estimator UPDATED Oct. 2, 2008 (Excel)
• Carl R. Zulauf, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economic; The Ohio State University

Congressional Schedules
House Committee on Agriculture Schedule

ACRE
Introducing the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program

StormX

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Compiled by Robert Coats, Ph.D., Professor - Economics
Questions or Comments to rcoats@uaex.edu