3-10 IAN Just the Facts

As soon as the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law - questions quickly arose about how this new legislation affects crop insurance and the farmers who rely on it. A detailed analysis that will answer those questions is available online in the newly released version of Crop Insurance - Just the Facts. Keith Collins - former USDA chief economist - took the lead on the post-2014 Farm Bill update and says that farmers will likely find the resource useful.”The 2014 farm bill represents a turning point in federal policy toward US agriculture. It moves away from the traditional pricing income support programs of the past into a risk management model that features crop insurance. Crop insurance is now the farmer's primary and for many their only risk management tool. Farmers need to know what has been eliminated by the farm bill and the important policy changes that might affect their risk management decisions year after year.

Crop Insurance - Just the Facts - has been a popular online resource that provides the A to Z overview of federal crop insurance. The resource resides on the Crop Insurance Keeps America Growing website on the Resources and Materials page. Just the Facts was initially released last year and has been called a very useful resource by many who have an interest in crop insurance. For those who say that the crop insurance debate is replete with misinformation - Just the Facts sets the record straight.