# Farm Bureau and 500 other groups urge stable farm bill funding - Brownfield Ag News

> The American Farm Bureau Federation and about 500 other groups sent a letter urging Congress not to cut funding in the 2018 farm bill. Farm Bureau lobbyist Mary Kay Thatcher said crop insurance is likely to be targeted because it costs more than commodity or conservation programs.

- Date: 2017-02-22 · published 2017-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72475-farm-bureau-and-500-other-groups-urge-stable-farm-bill-funding-brownfield-ag
- 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

Potential cuts to crop insurance could affect risk management for growers, but no decision has been made, so the impact on feed grain prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-05 | [On the search for extra farm bill funds - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35045-on-the-search-for-extra-farm-bill-funds-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-18 | [More money needed for a new farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36403-more-money-needed-for-a-new-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Farmers eager to see what's in next farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34565-farmers-eager-to-see-what-s-in-next-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-25 | [Ag economists weigh in on farm bill, Trump budget - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71004-ag-economists-weigh-in-on-farm-bill-trump-budget-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2023-07-05 | [On the search for extra farm bill funds - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35045-on-the-search-for-extra-farm-bill-funds-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.7% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +9.7% |
| SOY | 2023-04-18 | [More money needed for a new farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36403-more-money-needed-for-a-new-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.4% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/farm-bureau-500-groups-urge-stable-farm-bill-funding/

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