The American Soybean Association (ASA) just completed its July board meeting, and it is urging USDA to provide an administrative fix to the 2014 Farm Bill regarding the way payments are calculated under the Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) county-based payment program.The American Soybean Association (ASA) just completed its July board meeting, and it is urging USDA to provide an administrative fix to the 2014 Farm Bill regarding the way payments are calculated under the Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) county-based payment program. ARC was established in that bill, and payments made in October 2015 for 2014 saw a wide variance among counties, including neighboring ones. The ARC program is designed as follows:
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What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
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