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Meetings Offer
Insight for Farmers on 2014 Farm Bill
By Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
Farmers interested in learning more about the 2014 Farm Bill and its
impact on commodity programs can hear from industry experts during
meetings scheduled for August 18, 19 and September 16 who will provide
insight into the legislation and its impact on agriculture.
The 2014 Farm Bill's safety net requires farmers and landowners to
elect which program design they prefer based on what they think will be
most effective for their operation, particularly in conjunction with
crop insurance.
OSU Extension is the outreach arm of Ohio State University’s College of
Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences and will be co-hosting
the events in cooperation with Farm Credit Mid America, USDA Farm
Service Agency and Farm Bureau.
Significant analysis is needed to compare the new programs and provide
valuable information to the farm's decision makers, who will be locked
into the program choice for the life of this farm bill.
A panel discussion of the farm bill will include: Jon Coppess, clinical
professor of law and policy at the University of Illinois and Carl
Zulauf, professor of commercial agricultural policy and commodity
futures and options markets at The Ohio State University. Adam Sharp,
vice president of public policy with the Ohio Farm Bureau will moderate
the meetings
The meeting will cover several issues including:
Crop safety net decisions
Commodity programs including dairy
Crop insurance
The meetings are scheduled as follows in the table above.
There is no cost to attend the meeting but registration is requested.
An online registration form can be found at
http://go.osu.edu/summer2014farmbill . The deadline to register is
August 8.
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