Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A one-day 2014 farm bill overview and producer decision aid demonstration and training is scheduled Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.
There is no cost to attend the training, but registration is required. To register, visithttp://goo.gl/forms/tuI9ja9CAs. The training is open to U.S. Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency staff, crop insurance professionals, consultants, credit institutions, Extension educators, and farmers.
The training is one of four regional meetings funded by the USDA-Farm Service Agency and co-sponsored with the National Association for Agriculture and Food Policy, a coalition co-led by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University and the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the National Coalition for Production Education, a coalition led by the University Illinois.
The 2014 farm bill introduced two new safety net programs. Those are Price Loss Coverage, which offsets price shortfalls, and Agricultural Risk Coverage, which addresses revenue declines. These programs will be discussed as well as two web-based decision aids developed to help producers choose which program is best for their operations, according to organizers.The National Association for Agriculture and Food Policy decision aid can be accessed at https://usda.afpc.tamu.edu. The decision aid also assists farmers in updating payment yields and reallocating base acres.
During the morning sessions, national farm policy experts will discuss provisions of the 2014 farm bill. After lunch, the online decision aid will be demonstrated and attendees will be shown several example scenarios for educational purposes.
For more information, contact the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M at 979-845-5913.
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