Policy Articles
Ethanol Remains Part of GHG Reduction Story
Published February 16, 2024
While there is a push toward electric vehicles, Growth Energy Senior Vice President Chris Bliley said the corn ethanol business is still needed. "We are going to burn a trillion gallons of liquid fuels this decade, we'll burn another trillion gallons…Tupper: Too Little Competition
Published February 16, 2024
Less than 20 percent of the fed cattle are sold on the spot cash market. However, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association President Justin Tupper said those 20 percent set the base price for the other 80 percent of cattle sold under an…The Carbon Conundrum
Published February 16, 2024
Reducing the carbon footprint and 'green' production is heavily incentivized for today’s farmers. "I don't think any issue or trend is impacting our markets where folks have as many questions as they do about this carbon topic," said Matt Perdue,…Farm Bill Timeline
Published February 16, 2024
On the sidelines of the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, James Callan Associates President Jim Callan offered his perspective on the farm bill timeline. "House Agriculture Committee Chairman 'GT' Thompson indicated that he can get it done; he's looking at floor…A Push for Crop Insurance Premium Support
Published February 16, 2024
The Midwest Council on Agriculture is promoting a plan to provide more premium support for crop insurance at the 80 and 85 percent levels of coverage. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Howard Olson…500,000+ Farms Lost Since ’81
Published February 16, 2024
Farm policy went through a noteworthy change in the 1970s. Rather than managing supply, the focus was put on maximizing productivity and exporting that production around the world. At the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared a…Split the Difference Between ARC and PLC
Published February 16, 2024
During a Q and A session at the Agriculture Outlook Forum, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus Carl Zulauf was asked about this year’s decision between the ARC and PLC programs. Zulauff said splitting base acres from one farm into ARC…EPA Allows Existing Dicamba Stocks to be Used
Published February 14, 2024
A federal court vacated the registration of over-the-top dicamba products earlier this month. In light of the court’s order, EPA is allowing the limited sale and distribution of existing stocks of the dicamba products. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring…CBO Baseline Totals $1.46 Trillion
Published February 14, 2024
The Congressional Budget Office’s 2024 baseline for mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program projects farm bill expenditures at $1.46 trillion over the next ten years. That’s down 3.5 percent from the previous ten-year baseline forecast of $1.5…