September 7, 2023
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The agricultural safety net programs are intended to help producers remain solvent during adverse conditions. Title I of the farm bill contains programs in particular that are designed ...
August 10, 2023
By Kelsey Story • Guest Author/ASA Economics Intern There is a major weather phenomenon that occurs every few years that changes weather patterns all over the world. While La Nina and El Nino mostly affect ...
July 6, 2023
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Renewable Volume Obligations for 2023 through 2025 on June 21. The RVOs set the minimum biofuel blending levels in the fuel ...
June 1, 2023
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The 2022/23 U.S. soybean crop was much smaller than originally anticipated. The perspective plantings report at the end of March originally indicated 91.0 million acres of soybeans. The ...
May 4, 2023
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Title I of the farm bill provides the portion of the farm safety net that assists farmers through major market shocks. This requires program trigger levels be high ...
