Ad hoc disaster aid

The American Relief Act of 2025 provides $31 billion in ad hoc disaster assistance for farmers.  Farmdoc Daily says $20.78 billion will help farmers who suffered natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.  The USDA hasn’t announced how the aid will be distributed.  The ARA also had anothe...

After a quite 2022 policy wise, many in the farming community are prepared for a busy 12 months ahead.  Mary Kay Thatcher, Senior Manager Federal Government Industry Relations For Syngenta, says much of the past year in Washington D.C. was sp...

Ad hoc disaster aid as a farm safety net has always been unpredictable, unreliable, and slow in arriving.  So, the American Farm Bureau says better risk management tools must be part of the 2023 Farm Bill.  The Farm Bureau says inefficient and costly disaster relief has made up nearly 80% of federal help to producers since 2018.  So, the AFBF’s Em...