The farm safety net : key components / Jodie R. Haggard, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haggard, Jodie R., editor.

Series:

Agriculture issues and policies.

Agriculture Issues and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state--United States.

Agriculture and state.

Crop insurance--United States.

Crop insurance.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The federal crop insurance program is considered by many farmers and policy makers as the centerpiece of the farm safety net. The program makes available subsidized insurance policies for about 130 commodities ranging from apples to wheat. These ""multiple peril"" policies help producers manage financial risks associated with crop yield or revenue losses. Insurable causes of losses include adverse weather (e.g., drought and flood), insects or disease outbreaks, and failure of irrigation water supply. The enacted 2014 farm bill enhances the federal crop insurance program by expanding its scope,

Contents:

""THE FARM SAFETY NET: KEY COMPONENTS""; ""THE FARM SAFETY NET: KEY COMPONENTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CROP INSURANCE PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL (P.L. 113-79)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CROP INSURANCE BACKGROUND""; ""CROP INSURANCE PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL""; ""ESTIMATED COST OF THE CROP INSURANCE TITLE""; ""APPENDIX. CROP INSURANCE PROVISIONS IN THE ENACTED 2014 FARM BILL""; ""Chapter 2: FARM COMMODITY PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL (P.L. 113-79)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""BACKGROUND""""FARM COMMODITY PROGRAM PROVISIONS""; ""MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM""; ""INTERACTION WITH FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE""; ""ESTIMATED COST OF THE COMMODITY TITLE""; ""IMPLEMENTATION""; ""APPENDIX. MAJOR FARM COMMODITY PROVISIONS IN THE ENACTED 2014 FARM BILL""; ""Chapter 3: AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE""; ""NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NAP)""; ""2014 FARM BILL DISASTER PROGRAMS""; ""EMERGENCY DISASTER LOANS""; ""OTHER USDA ASSISTANCE""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 21, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-759-3

OCLC:

903959798