# Ep. 52 - Stronger farm safety net included in the OBBB Act, “Skinny” Farm Bill, and SDRP disaster payments

> An Arkansas Extension podcast, dated July 14, 2025, discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's stronger farm safety net, higher reference prices and expanded crop insurance. It also covers a possible follow-up farm bill and USDA's SDRP disaster payments for 2023-24 losses.

- Date: 2025-07-14 · published 2025-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23745-ep-52-stronger-farm-safety-net-included-in-the-obbb-act-skinny-farm-bill-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The safety-net changes and disaster payments may sustain production decisions, a modest bearish factor for longer-term feed grain prices. The discussion itself adds no new market shock.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-10-03 | [USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68453-usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-16 | [Farm Bill Primer: The Farm Safety Net - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69431-farm-bill-primer-the-farm-safety-net-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.4% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +0.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-06 | [Expanding the farm income safety net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58577-expanding-the-farm-income-safety-net.md) | +2.8% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68453-usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-08-16 | [Farm Bill Primer: The Farm Safety Net - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69431-farm-bill-primer-the-farm-safety-net-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.3% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- fryar-risk-center.uada.edu: https://fryar-risk-center.uada.edu/ag-markets/ep-52-obbbact-farmbill-sdrp/

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