REMINDER: Implications of the 2014 Farm Bill on Federal Crop Insurance - Join us for a Webinar Today, March 3

Implications of the 2014 Farm Bill on Federal Crop Insurance Join us for a Webinar Today, March 3

Historically, federal farm programs focused on mitigating downside price risk and crop insurance offered protection from yield risk. Until recently, little consideration had been given to how this might affect farm-level decision-making. Supplemental crop insurance is front and center in the 2014 Farm Bill. The new law makes producers integrate farm program and crop insurance participation. The potential impact of this decision for operators is more important than ever. This webinar is structured to provide a cursory examination of the consequences and implications of the 2014 Farm Bill from the perspective of federal crop insurance as the new policy paradigm where crop insurance is a primary risk management tool.

John Anderson is Deputy Chief Economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington, D.C. He has been in this post since 2010 with responsibilities as a Livestock Economist. He is frequently called upon to provide broad analysis on a variety of agricultural policy issues and was directly involved in the 2014 Farm Bill. Prior to his time with Farm Bureau, Dr. Anderson was an Extension Professor in Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University. He received his PhD from Oklahoma State University and is a native of Arkansas. He is currently a member of the Southern Risk Management Education Center Advisory Council.

A W.L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics, Keith Coble holds teaching, research, and extension appointments. Coble has analyzed how farmers can use risk management tools such as futures contracts, crop insurance, and federal commodity programs. Coble currently serves on the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics' Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts who provide guidance about matters of significance to policy makers. He had an integral part in developing the eventual 2014 Farm Bill, serving as Staff Economist for ranking member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Thad Cochran of Mississippi.

Title: Implications of the 2014 Farm Bill on Federal Crop Insurance
Date: Monday, March 3, 2014
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

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