# Understanding the Farm Bill - National Press Foundation | NPF

> A National Press Foundation session with Patrick Westhoff of the University of Missouri explains the 2018 farm bill's crop insurance and commodity programs. It also covers how tariffs have affected farm income and the sector's outlook.

- Date: 2019-09-18 · published 2019-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57083-understanding-the-farm-bill-national-press-foundation-npf
- 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 an explanatory piece on farm policy with no new event. It has little direct bearing on near-term feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-15 | [The Realities of Implementing the 2018 Farm Bill - Farm Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61082-the-realities-of-implementing-the-2018-farm-bill-farm-foundation.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-06-14 | [How Does the Farm Bill Funding Process Work? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35474-how-does-the-farm-bill-funding-process-work-agweb.md) | +1.7% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [Understanding the Farm Bill: And why it's important to everyone - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73849-understanding-the-farm-bill-and-why-it-s-important-to-everyone-kentucky-farm.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [Governors Priorities to Reauthorize the Farm Bill - National Governors Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34088-governors-priorities-to-reauthorize-the-farm-bill-national-governors-association.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-11-02 | [Finding Fault With the Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67963-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill.md) | -3.6% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-15 | [The Realities of Implementing the 2018 Farm Bill - Farm Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61082-the-realities-of-implementing-the-2018-farm-bill-farm-foundation.md) | +2.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2023-06-14 | [How Does the Farm Bill Funding Process Work? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35474-how-does-the-farm-bill-funding-process-work-agweb.md) | +8.3% | +8.5% |
| SOY | 2016-11-04 | [Understanding the Farm Bill: And why it's important to everyone - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73849-understanding-the-farm-bill-and-why-it-s-important-to-everyone-kentucky-farm.md) | +0.9% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- nationalpress.org: https://nationalpress.org/topic/understanding-the-farm-bill/

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