# Thompson, Conaway: Farm Policy Critical to Surviving Tough Times in Farm Country | House Agriculture Committee

> The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing on how farm policy helps producers in adverse conditions. Ranking members cited low commodity prices, retaliatory tariffs from China, and natural disasters.

- Date: 2019-06-20 · published 2019-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58574-thompson-conaway-farm-policy-critical-to-surviving-tough-times-in-farm-country
- 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

Continued farm safety-net support and trade aid can keep producers holding or planting acreage despite weak prices, a mild bearish influence on feed grain prices over time.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Chairmen Thompson & Smith Op-Ed: Washington must not let politics stand in the way of American agriculture \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30233-chairmen-thompson-and-smith-op-ed-washington-must-not-let-politics-stand-in-the.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-15 | [Opening Statement: Conaway Offers Remarks on the 2018 Farm Bill Before House Rules Committee \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65011-opening-statement-conaway-offers-remarks-on-the-2018-farm-bill-before-house.md) | +2.0% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-10 | [Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson: A new farm bill that puts farmers first \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20560-chairman-glenn-gt-thompson-a-new-farm-bill-that-puts-farmers-first-house.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-02-02 | [Farm, Trade Policy Experts Refute Critics in House Ag Committee Briefings - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66482-farm-trade-policy-experts-refute-critics-in-house-ag-committee-briefings-farm.md) | +0.7% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [Chairmen Thompson & Smith Op-Ed: Washington must not let politics stand in the way of American agriculture \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30233-chairmen-thompson-and-smith-op-ed-washington-must-not-let-politics-stand-in-the.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-15 | [Opening Statement: Conaway Offers Remarks on the 2018 Farm Bill Before House Rules Committee \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65011-opening-statement-conaway-offers-remarks-on-the-2018-farm-bill-before-house.md) | +1.2% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.house.gov: https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6596

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