# Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs | 2017-02-23 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The Senate Agriculture Committee opened farm bill hearings in Manhattan, Kansas, where farmers asked for changes to some commodity programs, new support for cotton, and continued conservation funding while opposing means testing of crop insurance. Chairman Pat Roberts said the new bill must address all regions and crops, and Ranking Member Stabenow noted 37 smaller programs have no funding after the current law expires in 2018.

- Date: 2017-02-23 · published 2017-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Farm bill funding and program design shape producer income and planting incentives over the coming years, but no legislation will move before late 2017, so near-term feed price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Daybreak April 10: GT: I found a way to fund commodity programs \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30724-daybreak-april-10-gt-i-found-a-way-to-fund-commodity-programs-agri-pulse.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-26 | [Washington Week Ahead: House Ag explores farm program changes \| 2017-03-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71995-washington-week-ahead-house-ag-explores-farm-program-changes-2017-03-26-agri.md) | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [EPA proposes RVO numbers for 2019 \| 2018-06-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64405-epa-proposes-rvo-numbers-for-2019-2018-06-26-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [USDA considering 'bridge' payments for farmers  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23303-usda-considering-bridge-payments-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2024-04-10 | [Daybreak April 10: GT: I found a way to fund commodity programs \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30724-daybreak-april-10-gt-i-found-a-way-to-fund-commodity-programs-agri-pulse.md) | -2.5% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-03-26 | [Washington Week Ahead: House Ag explores farm program changes \| 2017-03-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71995-washington-week-ahead-house-ag-explores-farm-program-changes-2017-03-26-agri.md) | -3.0% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | +0.8% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/8956-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs

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