Escambia County Extension is participating in a series of meetings to provide information and analysis to assist producers and landowners in understanding what’s required and to make decisions on the 2014 Farm Bill. Meetings will be conducted by University of Florida agricultural economists John Van Sickle and Rod Clouser and the USDA Farm Service Agency. A question and answer and discussion will be included.
Topics to be covered include:
- Decisions to be made, who makes them and the timeline: multiple owner and producer issues
- Opportunity to update payment yields: How it’s done
- Crop history: Opportunity to reallocate base acres and how reallocation works
- Choosing between PLC and ARC: How each works and how they compare
- Generic base: Assigning “covered commodities” to generic base
- STAX: The new safety net for cotton
- Resources and decision-aids available to help make decisions
Dates and Locations:
Thursday, January 15, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Walnut Hill Community Center 7850 Florida 97, Walnut Hill
Contact Libbie Johnson, [email protected] (850) 475-5230
Friday, January 16, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.,
Jay Community Center 5259 Booker Lane, Jay
Contact Mike Donahoe [email protected] (850) 623-3868
If planning to attend, please call the UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County office at (850) 475-5230 or email Libbie Johnson at [email protected].
