There has been much discussion about the government checks to agriculture and possible future proposals for more funding. The first package was coined the “financial bridge program” targeted specifically toward commodities: row crop, grain, and some specialty crops. The question…

For decades, the “base acre” has been the fundamental unit of the American farm safety net. It represents a farm’s historical production footprint, dictating how much support a producer receives when market prices drop or yields fail. However, for years,…