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Take advantage of educational sessions

There is a lot of information to digest about the new safety net programs available to farmers.

Stu Ellis, farm bill educator with the University of Illinois says farmers should really take advantage of the educational programs being offered by Extension and the Farm Service Agency.  “When you look at making a farm bill choice you can be overwhelmed with questions of how to do it,” he says.  “With the tools provided by Texas A&M and the University of Illinois there are web-based decision aids that allow people to enter their information and get some very good recommendations on what they should be thinking about as far as signing up for the farm bill.”

Ellis tells Brownfield now is the time to figure out which safety net option – the Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage – will best fit your farm.