As part of the ongoing implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill, provisions are being implemented that will improve crop insurance programs to better protect farmers from weather disaster, market volatility and other risk factors.
USDA is awarding $6 million to universities and state cooperative extension services for development of online decision tools and education programs to help growers determine which new farm bill programs best fit their farming businesses.
As the Senate and House Appropriations Committees begin work on the FY15 agriculture spending measures, the NCC has urged members of both committees to maintain provisions of the new farm bill, as well as funding for cotton pest eradication and international market development programs.