# Ongoing disaster to figure into farm bill discussions | 2022-04-26 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> At the North American Agricultural Journalists meeting, Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow and ranking member Boozman said disaster aid will be a major farm bill issue. They noted that WHIP Plus programs have covered damages back to 2017 and that aid can take up to two years to reach farmers. No specific disaster program has been proposed.

- Date: 2022-04-27 · published 2022-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41825-ongoing-disaster-to-figure-into-farm-bill-discussions-2022-04-26-agri-pulse
- 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

Disaster-aid design affects farmer risk management and planting decisions, but without concrete legislation it has no immediate effect on feed commodity prices.

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| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Senate Ag launches farm bill hearings \| 2022-04-29 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41822-senate-ag-launches-farm-bill-hearings-2022-04-29-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
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| SOY | 2018-04-18 | [House farm bill tees up fights over funding, policy \| 2018-04-18 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65506-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy-2018-04-18-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -2.3% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17593-ongoing-disaster-to-figure-into-farm-bill-discussions

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