# Safety Net Programs - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> A regional farm news report covered a House Ag Subcommittee hearing where a Georgia peanut and cotton farmer described repeated refinancing after floods and drought. Subcommittee leaders said they would work on the next Farm Bill. Lawmakers also discussed environmental provisions and their effect on the safety net.

- Date: 2021-06-24 · published 2021-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46567-safety-net-programs-ag-information-network-of-the-west
- 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 story reflects producer financial stress that could shape future farm aid policy. It has no near-term effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-22 | [Ag Committee on Farm Bill and Trade Talks Under Trump - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69439-ag-committee-on-farm-bill-and-trade-talks-under-trump-ag-information-network-of.md) | -3.1% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-02-20 | [New report sheds light on problems with the farm safety net – Farm Aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31657-new-report-sheds-light-on-problems-with-the-farm-safety-net-farm-aid.md) | -2.7% | +4.7% |
| 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 | 2023-10-12 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs in this farm bill. But do price safety nets work?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33600-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-in-this-farm-bill-but-do.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 2017-08-22 | [Ag Committee on Farm Bill and Trade Talks Under Trump - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69439-ag-committee-on-farm-bill-and-trade-talks-under-trump-ag-information-network-of.md) | +0.3% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2024-02-20 | [New report sheds light on problems with the farm safety net – Farm Aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31657-new-report-sheds-light-on-problems-with-the-farm-safety-net-farm-aid.md) | -3.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.6% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/49981/Southeast-Regional-Ag-News/Safety-Net-Programs

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