# Cuts to the Farm Safety Net Hurt Farmers, Food Security - Farm Policy Facts

> Farm Policy Facts responds to a Washington Post editorial calling for cuts to the farm safety net, defending farm policy as a food security tool that accounts for about 0.2% of the federal budget. The piece cites Texas A&M's Bart Fischer on the history and purpose of current programs.

- Date: 2023-05-25 · published 2023-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35931-cuts-to-the-farm-safety-net-hurt-farmers-food-security-farm-policy-facts
- 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

This is advocacy commentary on possible farm safety net cuts, with no immediate supply or demand change for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-21 | [What They’re Saying: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30235-what-they-re-saying-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2024-farm-policy.md) | +3.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Food security issues, farmers’ pessimism greet the 2023 farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39589-food-security-issues-farmers-pessimism-greet-the-2023-farm-bill.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| 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 | 2016-12-12 | [Drain the Swamp or Drain the Farm Safety Net?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73469-drain-the-swamp-or-drain-the-farm-safety-net.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 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 | 2024-05-21 | [What They’re Saying: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30235-what-they-re-saying-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2024-farm-policy.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-01 | [Food security issues, farmers’ pessimism greet the 2023 farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39589-food-security-issues-farmers-pessimism-greet-the-2023-farm-bill.md) | -2.5% | -6.4% |
| 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

- farmpolicyfacts.org: https://farmpolicyfacts.org/cuts-to-the-farm-safety-net-hurt-farmers-food-security/

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