Items by Will Snell | Extension Professor
USDA Announces Additional Pandemic Assistance for Farmers
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 30, 2021
On March 24th, U.S.
2021 Tobacco Budgets
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 25, 2021
The 2021 burley and dark tobacco budgets can be accessed at https://agecon.ca.uky.edu/budgets#Tobacco. These budgets are developed by Alan Galloway, University of Tennessee (UT), Bob Pearce, Andy Bailey, and Will Snell, from the University of Kentucky (UK).
ARC vs PLC – The Basics
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 28, 2021
The 2014 Farm Bill developed two programs to provide income support for specified row crops. -- the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. These risk management programs were reauthorized in the 2018 Farm Bill with slight modifications and remain in effect for the 2019-2023 crop years.
More Government Money on the Way for Kentucky Farmers
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 28, 2021
The latest COVID-19 stimulus package (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021) contains more funding for U.S. agriculture. Last year, U.S. farmers received an estimated $46 billion of direct federal funding, accounting for nearly 40% of projected U.S.
Additional CFAP Funding Announced
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 19, 2021
USDA announced on this past Friday that additional Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments (labeled CFAP 2.1) will be made for certain producers using leftover funds from the first two rounds of CFAP.
U.S. Agriculture Flirting with an Annual Trade Deficit – First Time in 60 years?
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Oct. 29, 2020
Trade continues to be a hot discussion item, impacting ag markets and certainly being a part of the political debate heading into the November elections. We constantly hear about the relatively large trade deficit that the U.S.
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (2.0)
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Sep. 23, 2020
USDA has announced a second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments for farmers impacted by COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Food Price Inflation
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Jun. 29, 2020
The media has provided a lot of news stories of late on the impact of COVID-19 on the prices we are paying for food. A major disruption in our food supply chain coupled with an initial surge of panic buying by consumers would suggest that food prices would increase. But how much extra are we paying to feed our families?
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Update
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on May. 27, 2020
USDA has announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) designed to compensate farmers who have suffered losses due to COVID-19.
Economic Factors Affecting Agricultural Trade
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Apr. 1, 2020
With 95% of the world’s population residing outside of the United States, coupled with around 20% of U.S. farm production (or 1/3 of ag cash receipts) being purchased by foreign consumers, agricultural trade is a critical component of the U.S. farm economy.
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