Crop

Even though both the House and Senate have passed a Farm Bill supportive of crop insurance, the bills significantly differ on several contentious issues.

The Senate version of the Farm Bill is scheduled for a vote before the end of the week. However, disagreement among senators over some provisions of the bill have made it unclear what changes might be made to the bill before the vote.

Yesterday, the “Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018” passed by a 20-1 vote out of a U.S. Senate committee.

Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted down H.R. 2, “The Agriculture and Nutrition Act,” by a vote of 198-213.

Controversy related to the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other issues, including crop insurance and subsidies for commodities such as sugar, are making it hard to predict how the final vote will turn out.

The Big “I” expects that as the 2018 Farm Bill moves through the legislative process, Congress will consider amendments that could be harmful to the FCIP.

Surrounded by controversy related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the bill moved through committee on partisan lines.

The bill is wrapped in partisan controversy related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, the bill provisions that relate to the Federal Crop Insurance Program have not been a point of contention.

On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget released a proposed budget for FY2019 that includes cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program, as well as changes to the NFIP.

The changes include a new certification date, and will allow farmers to choose a unit structure based on their risk management needs. Farmers must meet conservation compliance standards to receive Federal Crop Insurance Program subsidies and purchase adeq