On Monday, December 8th, President Trump and Secretary Rollins announced that the USDA will provide $12 billion in one-time payments to American farmers. This announcement follows several financially tough years for row crop producers, with the goal of providing some support until investments from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) can bring relief to eligible farmers next year. In today’s article, we discuss the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program and upcoming deadlines to apply for assistance. [Read more…] about A Look at the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program: What You Need to Know
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. 
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.
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. 
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.” 
