# A Farm Bill for our farmers - CDFA's Planting Seeds BlogCDFA's Planting Seeds Blog

> California's Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing state recommendations for the 2018 Farm Bill. The post outlines the bill's commodity, crop insurance and trade titles and cites UC Davis estimates that drought caused $5.6 billion in California agricultural losses over three years.

- Date: 2017-04-21 · published 2017-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71481-a-farm-bill-for-our-farmers-cdfa-s-planting-seeds-blogcdfa-s-planting-seeds-blog
- 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 advocacy and background on farm policy with no new supply or demand event, so it has little direct effect on feed grain or meal prices.

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| CORN | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | -1.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-25 | [Trump Seeks $11.1 Billion in New Aid for US Farmers Facing Low Crop Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18782-trump-seeks-11-1-billion-in-new-aid-for-us-farmers-facing-low-crop-prices.md) | -0.8% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2025-10-30 | [Q&A: What's next for the Farm Bill? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22380-q-and-a-what-s-next-for-the-farm-bill-iatp.md) | +0.0% | +1.7% |
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| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [The Farm Bill Isn't Saving Taxpayers Money \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72985-the-farm-bill-isn-t-saving-taxpayers-money-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2026-06-25 | [Trump Seeks $11.1 Billion in New Aid for US Farmers Facing Low Crop Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18782-trump-seeks-11-1-billion-in-new-aid-for-us-farmers-facing-low-crop-prices.md) | +1.6% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [Q&A: What's next for the Farm Bill? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22380-q-and-a-what-s-next-for-the-farm-bill-iatp.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov: https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/index.php/2017/04/21/a-farm-bill-for-our-farmers/

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