Farm Bill Friday – Commodity Programs
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11/11/2016
Farmer and rancher members are invited to help AFBF prioritize different options to improve the farm bill while also recognizing the likely budgetary challenges. This input is sought for informational purposes only; this process does not replace the organization’s regular policy development process. A survey question on commodity programs appears below.
Some have complained that only using a 5-year Olympic Moving Average under ARC-CO doesn’t truly capture the yield history in some areas. Should the number of years used for an Olympic Moving Average be adjusted when determining historical revenue under the ARC-CO program?
Email your response – Yes, No, Undecided or Need More Information – to Mary Kay Thatcher (mkt@fb.org) with the subject line Commodity Programs.
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