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March 28, 2017

NAWG calls for tweaks to federal safety net programs

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From Brownfield Ag News

The president of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) says current federal commodity support programs must be tweaked before reauthorization in the next Farm Bill.

During a House Ag Subcommittee hearing on general farm commodities and risk management today, Kansas farmer David Schemm spoke about his personal experience utilizing both the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. Read the rest of the story here.