# Seven Worries About Farm Safety Net Heading Into Next Farm Bill

> DTN reports that Senate Agriculture Committee members raised concerns that ad hoc disaster aid, nearly $70 billion over six years, has overtaken ARC and PLC safety-net programs. Lawmakers said aid arrives too slowly and that the safety net needs improvement.

- Date: 2023-02-09 · published 2023-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37290-seven-worries-about-farm-safety-net-heading-into-next-farm-bill
- 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

Reliance on ad hoc aid rather than the safety net points to likely future reform of farm support, a policy matter that does not directly move feed commodity prices now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-20 | [Farm Bill Is Safety Net in an Uncertain Ag World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31190-farm-bill-is-safety-net-in-an-uncertain-ag-world.md) | -2.3% | -6.8% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2024-03-07 | [U.S. producers want next farm bill to boost safety net \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31191-u-s-producers-want-next-farm-bill-to-boost-safety-net-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-03 | [A Deep Dive into Farm Bill Funding \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40024-a-deep-dive-into-farm-bill-funding-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.2% | +4.5% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2024-03-20 | [Farm Bill Is Safety Net in an Uncertain Ag World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31190-farm-bill-is-safety-net-in-an-uncertain-ag-world.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2021-10-05 | [ASA working on improved safety net for next farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44523-asa-working-on-improved-safety-net-for-next-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-06-06 | [Expanding the farm income safety net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58577-expanding-the-farm-income-safety-net.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/02/09/seven-worries-farm-safety-net-next

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