Debating crop insurance and commodity programs

A panel of two farm organization advocates and two analysts of the farm program discussed crop insurance and commodity title provisions in the 2014 farm bill and prospects for the next bill on earlier this week at a Capitol Hill seminar entitled “U.S. Agricultural Risk Policy: Debating the Status Quo,” sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute.

The panel discussion reflected the ongoing battle within D.C. agricultural and conservative groups over the farm safety net. Read the rest of the story here.