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1 Farm Bill Background Bradley D. Lubben, Ph.D. Extension Assistant Professor, Policy Specialist, and Director, North Central Risk Management Education Center November 10, 2014 Web information – agecon.unl.edu/agpolicy or farmbill.unl.edu North Central Risk Management Education Center – ncrme.org E-mail – blubben2@unl.edu

2 Farm Bill Timeline 2011 Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “Supercommittee”) Senate and House Ag. Committees proposed new farm bill language, but the Supercommittee failed to reach an agreement. 2012 Senate farm bill adopted and House Agriculture Committee farm bill reported, but no House consideration 2008 Farm Bill extended through 2013 2013 Senate farm bill passed in June House farm bill fails June vote Farm-only farm bill (minus Nutrition title) passes in July Nutrition title passes in September 2014 Conference report completed in January Farm Bill became law on February 7

3 The Farm Bill Setting Policy Drivers Economics Budget Trade Politics

4 The Economic Setting U.S. Net Farm Income and Government Payments Source: USDA Economic Research Service 1996 Farm Bill 2002 Farm Bill 2008 Farm Bill 1985 Farm Bill 1990 Farm Bill Data file: ag value added – nebraska and us.xlsx 2014 Farm Bill

5 FAPRI’s Baseline reports confirmed a general perception we were in a period of high prices

6 Crop Insurance had grown by five-fold --- apparently supplanted Ad hoc programs --- Insured price risk --- Insured area yield and revenue

7 2013 Soybean Coverage Levels

8 2013 Cotton Coverage Levels

9 Base Acres Versus Planted Acres -- became a hot button issue -- distortion versus risk protection Crop CBO Estimate of Base Acres millions CBO Estimate of Planted Acres millions % Difference Corn84.190.07% Soybeans50.176.753% Wheat73.852.5-29% Cotton18.110.9-40% Rice4.43.1-31% Peanuts1.51.3-9%

10 Federal Budget Challenges Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2014 Data file: budget and economic numbers.xlsx

11 Federal Budget Challenges Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2014 Data file: budget and economic numbers.xlsx

12 Farm Bill Budget Area Original 2014-2023 Baseline Senate Proposal (S954) House Proposal (HR1947/ 3102) Agricultural Act of 2014 (HR2642)* ($ billions) (change in $ billions) (change in $ billions) (change in $ billions) ($ billions) Commodities$58.8-$17.4-$18.7-$14.3$44.5 Crop Insurance$84.1+$5.0+$8.9+$5.7$89.8 Conservation$61.6-$3.5-$4.8-$4.0$57.6 Nutrition (SNAP)$764-$3.9-$39.0-$8.0$756 Other Titles$4.0+$1.9+1.7+$4.1$8.1 Total$973-$17.9-$51.9-$16.5$956 * HR 2642, the “Agricultural Act of 2014” as reported out of Conference on January 27,2014 passed the House on January 29, 2014 by a 251-166 vote, passed the Senate on February 4, 2014 by a 68-32 vote, and was signed by the President on February 7, 2014.

13 The Trade Setting WTO or not WTO? WTO negotiations Doha Round Started in 2001 Negotiations at a stalemate in 2014 Domestic supports Export competition Market access No WTO negotiations WTO dispute settlement Brazil-US cotton case Complaint in 2002 Final agreement in 2014 Canada and Mexico-U.S. COOL Rules Complaint in 2008 Noncompliance ruling in Oct 2014 Action pending Bilateral and regional trade negotiations and implementation TTIP TPP

14 The Political Setting The Policy Development Process Source: Schweikhardt, 2007

15 The Political Setting The Policy Development Process Source: Schweikhardt, 2007

16 The Splintering into Commodity “Teams” TeamsCommoditiesPreferred PolicyMotive Revenue-ersCorn and Soybeans Shallow Loss Revenue (County ARC) Negative price-yield correlation, Buying high levels of crop insurance coverage, liked Olympic average price TraditionalistsRice, Peanuts Southern wheat Price targets (PLC) Rice has mostly price and input cost risk, peanuts are highly contracted, buy lower crop insurance coverage Bold MoversCottonSTAXWTO, Recognized Title 11 was golden and Title 1 controversial The other white crop MilkDairy margin/supply control Wanted ‘pseudo-insurance’ (insurance with legislated premiums) Big County Crowd Mountain State wheat Individual ARCPerceived county triggered programs will not work in large counties WallflowersSugarStatus quoIt is good to not score at CBO

17 The Non-commodity “Teams” TeamsPreferred PolicyMotive Environmental Dealers Conservation compliance Pragmatic get your foot in the door on insurance Environmental No-dealers Reduce Title 1 and 11 Throw a bomb in the room The Tea Party- Heritage faction Reduce Title 1 and 11 Throw a bomb in the room The traditional “Foodie” Support SNAP, WIC, School Lunch Assist the poor The Neo-FoodieLocal food, GMOs, specialty crops, animal welfare Assist the up-scale consumer

18 The 2014 Farm Bill More than Just the Farm Research, Extension, and Related Matters Forestry Energy Horticulture Crop Insurance Miscellaneous Commodities Conservation Trade Nutrition Credit Rural Development Copyright FPC International

19 Farm Bill Budget Area Original 2014-2023 Baseline Senate Proposal (S954) House Proposal (HR1947/ 3102) Agricultural Act of 2014 (HR2642)* ($ billions) (change in $ billions) (change in $ billions) (change in $ billions) ($ billions) Commodities$58.8-$17.4-$18.7-$14.3$44.5 Crop Insurance$84.1+$5.0+$8.9+$5.7$89.8 Conservation$61.6-$3.5-$4.8-$4.0$57.6 Nutrition (SNAP)$764-$3.9-$39.0-$8.0$756 Other Titles$4.0+$1.9+1.7+$4.1$8.1 Total$973-$17.9-$51.9-$16.5$956 * HR 2642, the “Agricultural Act of 2014” as reported out of Conference on January 27,2014 passed the House on January 29, 2014 by a 251-166 vote, passed the Senate on February 4, 2014 by a 68-32 vote, and was signed by the President on February 7, 2014.

20 So what do lower prices do to these Baselines?

21 Farm Bill Directions Farm income safety net has evolved over time Price support and supply control Income support tied to price and revenue Risk management Future program components Crop insurance as the foundation Revenue safety net or price safety net Underlying marketing loan Supplemental crop insurance Disaster assistance No direct payments

22 Farm Bill Details and Decisions Commodity programs ARC-IC vs. ARC-CO vs. PLC Base acreage update Payment yield update Dairy margin protection Crop insurance SCO STAX Disaster assistance Conservation CRP enrollment/expiration Voluntary programs Conservation compliance for crop insurance Sodsaver provisions for the Northern Plains states Other programs Rural development Horticulture/specialty crops Beginning farmer programs

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