On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The law included changes to the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. In a previous post, we covered what changed for the PLC program. This post explains what has changed for the ARC program and how payments under these programs might be affected. [Read more…] about Changes to the ARC-CO Program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Changes to the LIP and LFP Programs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, 2025. The law included changes to two disaster programs administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency: the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). In this post, we explain the changes to these programs and how those might affect Panhandle livestock producers.
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Changes to the PLC Program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The law included changes to the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. In this post, we explain what has changed for PLC and how payments under this program might be affected. [Read more…] about Changes to the PLC Program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
High Plains Ag Week 4/3/2024 – Inflation and Interest Rates in 2024
To fight rising inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee started raising interest rates at an aggressive pace in 2022. In this post, we will look at the Federal Reserve’s progress in the fight against inflation. We’ll also discuss what to expect from the Federal Reserve in terms of interest rate policy in 2024.
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High Plains Ag Week – 2/22/2024 – ARC-CO & PLC in 2024
The 2018 Farm Bill has been extended through September 30, 2024. This means that producers may enroll in Title I programs as a part of their risk management plan this year. This post will explain how two of these programs protect farms against price and/or revenue losses. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 2/22/2024 – ARC-CO & PLC in 2024
High Plains Ag Week – 3/22/2023 – Macroeconomic Trends and Their Impacts on Farmers
Macroeconomic Trends and Their Impacts on Farmers
Changes in both the U.S. and global macroeconomic environments can have a significant impact on the bottom line of farms and ranches. For this reason, it is important to be aware of changes in the macroeconomy and to consider how these changes might affect your operation.
High Plains Ag Week 10/31/2022 – Livestock Risk Management Publication Available
In a world where drought, market reports, and geo-political events pressure livestock producers risk management is becoming increasingly important. Faculty from Texas A&M AgriLife and Oklahoma State University came together to produce, “Where’s the Risk: A Livestock Risk Management Handbook.” [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 10/31/2022 – Livestock Risk Management Publication Available
High Plains Ag Week 10/10/2022 – PRF Decision for Upcoming year
(Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
The 2022 drought has reminded us about its productive, financial, and economic impacts on our business. Today we will review USDA’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program (PRF) which has shown to be an essential tool to support ranchers during these times.
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High Plains Ag Week 9/12/2022 – Price Management Tools for Calves and Stockers – LRP
(Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
Ranchers face many price risks associated with cattle marketing, as we saw these last years. USDA changes in LRP made this tool more appealing to ranchers that want to reduce price risk.
High Plain Ag Week 8/8/2022 – USDA Programs to Support Drought Losses
(Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
This year’s drought is still producing significant losses to many ranchers in the State of Texas. Today, we will look into two more USDA programs to help ranchers cape the drought, Livestock Forage Disaster Program and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.
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