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Jan 13, 2025 | 
farmprogress.com | Amy Hagerman |Bart L Fischer |Joe Outlaw
+1Will a new farm bill be passed in 2025?Shelley E. Huguley*This is the third article in our 2025 Southwest Economic Outlook series. Oklahoma State University and OSU Extension Service, and Texas A&M University and TAMU AgriLife Extension Service economists weigh in on the 2025 outlook. A digital copy of the Economic Outlook Issue is also available online.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Bart L Fischer |Joe Outlaw
As we have noted over the past few months, there is growing pressure to complete a farm bill in advance of the 2025 crop year and to provide economic assistance for 2024 losses given the low levels of support being provided by the current farm bill extension. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have also resulted in renewed calls for natural disaster assistance for the 2023 and 2024 crop years.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Joe Outlaw |Bart L Fischer
One of the most misused and abused numbers in the agricultural policy world is the Net Farm Income (NFI) projection developed by the USDA Economic Research Service.Shelley E. HuguleyOne of the most misused and abused numbers in the agricultural policy world is the Net Farm Income (NFI) projection developed by the USDA Economic Research Service.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Bart L Fischer |Joe Outlaw
Over the last two weeks, row crop producers descended on the nation’s capital, lobbying for passage of a new farm bill and highlighting the need for ad hoc disaster assistance. If you do not personally live with the constant barrage of challenges facing our nation’s farmers and ranchers – ranging from droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes to inflation and market collapses – it’s easy to grow numb to their plight. Besides, aren’t farmers and ranchers always on Capitol Hill asking for assistance?
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Joe Outlaw |Bart L Fischer
During every farm bill cycle, we get asked to provide updates at county, regional, statewide, and national meetings in the years leading up to the bill, during bill development, and in instances where it appears progress has stalled – like now. Sometimes the message is not fun to deliver.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
journals.sagepub.com | Bart L Fischer |Rigo Hoencamp |Wouter Brekelmans |Maartje Hesseling-Kuijpers
Research articleGet full access to this articleView all access and purchase options for this article. References1. Schultz GS, Sibbald RG, Falanga V, et al. Wound bed preparation: a systematic approach to wound management. Wound Repair Regen. 2003;11(Suppl 1):S1-28. 2. Hess CT, Kirsner RS. Orchestrating wound healing: assessing and preparing the wound bed. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2003;16(5):246-257. quiz 258-249. 3. Vodovotz Y, Constantine G, Faeder J, et al.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Joe Outlaw |Bart L Fischer
Over the past three years, we have written a lot of articles for Southern Ag Today about the need for a new farm bill that increases the support provided by the farm safety net. While it was important three years ago, it is much more important now. The steady decline in market prices has continued, with current price projections from USDA below the average cost of production for some crops (Table 1). Why?
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Bart L Fischer |Joe Outlaw
On May 30, 2024, we compared the farm safety net features of the House Ag Committee-passed version of the 2024 Farm Bill (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024) with the Senate majority proposal (Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024). In today’s article, we focus on one of those provisions: the addition of base acres.
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May 31, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Michael Deliberto |Bart L Fischer |Karen L. DeLong
It is critical to consider the relationship between macroeconomic forces and the balance of global sugar supply and demand when examining sugar markets. Global economic expansion, along with a world population that is growing at approximately 1% per year (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2024), supports strong sugar demand globally, which typically also supports world prices. However, falling energy prices and/or a worldwide recession could push global sugar prices lower.
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May 13, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Shannon Ferrell |Bart L Fischer
Farm program payment limits have been around almost as long as farm bills themselves. Modern payment limits are rooted in the Agricultural Act of 1970, but the earliest versions appeared in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the nation’s second farm bill. While payment limits are not a new phenomenon, recent times have seen a sharp increase in the complexity – and perhaps unintended consequences – of the rules enforcing them.
