Big ARC payments are temporary cushion against low prices

Corn, soybean and wheat growers would receive significant payments — as high as $80 an acre for corn — under the insurance-like Agriculture Risk Coverage subsidy based on the low commodity prices now forecast, says Ohio State economist Carl Zulauf. Many farmers would lose money on their 2016 crops because of low prices, so “these payments should… » Read More

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