Agricultural Marketing Policy Center
The purpose of the Agricultural Marketing Policy Center is to provide applied research and education, including extension education on agricultural marketing and related policy issues for informed decision-making by farm and ranch managers, public decision makers in rural communities and in local and state agencies, state legislators, and congressional delegations in Montana and the Northern Plains and Rockies Region.
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Nursery Crop Insurance in Wyoming
(2006-09)Multiple peril crop insurance for nursery production has been available since 1989 for nurseries that received at least 50 percent of their gross income from wholesale marketing of nursery plants. Multiple peril nursery ... -
Whole Farm Revenue Protection: A Crop Insurance Available in All Wyoming Counties
(2018-05)Crop insurance coverage is available for 15 individual crops or crop groups in Wyoming. However, for several crops federally-subsidized insurance coverage is only available in a limited number of counties. -
An Introduction to Federal Crop Insurance Products for New and Beginning Wyoming Farmers and Ranchers
(2019-02)Federal crop insurance products have been available to farmers in the United States for 80 years. Beginning in the early 1990s, the range of products offered by the USDA Risk Management Agency expanded, and today farmers ... -
Wyoming Barley Production: Opportunities to Manage Production Quality and Revenue Risks
(2017-03)Barley is an important crop in Wyoming that may be raised as animal feed or for malting. Different varieties are typically used for feed barley and malt barley and malting barley yields are generally lower than feed barley ... -
Risk Management for Wyoming Crop and Livestock Commodities Produced Under Organic Practices through the Use of Risk Management Agency Products and Farm Service Agency Programs
(2016-08)USDA organic regulations describe organic agriculture as the application of a set of cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that support the recycling of on- farm resources, promote ecological balance and conserve ... -
Risk Management for Specialty Crop and Specialty Livestock Operations through Farm Service Agency Programs and Risk Management Agency Products
(2016-08)Two questions are central to understanding producer options for risk management and other government programs related to specialty crops and specialty livestock operations. First: what is a specialty crop? Second: what is ... -
Introduction to Managing Risk and Specialty and Organic Crop and Livestock Operations
(2016-08)Producers include specialty and organic crops and specialty livestock in their farm’s enterprises for many reasons. Nevertheless, over the longer term, specialty and organic crop and livestock enterprises have to be managed ... -
Managing Forage and Rangeland Production Risks on Wyoming Ranches: NAP, LFP, and PRF-VI
(2015-07)Wyoming ranch managers are increasingly seeking production risk management tools for harvested forage production and grass production on rangeland. Forage production and rangeland production risks can be addressed to some ... -
Agricultural Leasing Study
(2015-07)This study describes crop-share and cash leasing arrangements in Montana for calendar year 2013 by surveying land owners, who own dry and irrigated cropland and grazing land. A dataset containing names and address of all ... -
The Supplementary Insurance Coverage Option: A New Risk Management Tool for Wyoming Producers
(2015-04)Through the provisions of the 2014 Agricultural Act that became law on February 17, 2014, Wyoming farmers have new farm income safety net-related policy tools that can be used to improve the financial performance of their ... -
New Programs in the 2014 Farm Bill: Price Loss Coverage, Agricultural Risk Coverage and the Supplementary Coverage Options for Montana Farms and Ranches
(2014-10)The 2014 Agricultural Act was signed into law on February 17, 2014 by President Obama. The Act, widely referred to as the 2014 farm bill, introduces major changes in many aspects of U.S. farm programs that have important ... -
Production Risk Management for Montana Ranches: The Supplemental Federal Agricultural Disaster Programs
(2014-09)Montana ranchers are involved in risky enterprises and use a wide range of tools to manage risk and reduce the chances that they will suffer financial losses. They are experienced in formulating strategies for their ... -
New Farm Programs in the 2014 Farm Bill: Price Loss Coverage, Agricultural Risk Coverage and the Supplemental Coverage Agricultural Insurance Option for Wyoming Farms and Ranches
(2014-07)The Agricultural Act of 2014 was signed into law on February 17, 2014 by President Obama. The Act, widely referred to as the 2014 Farm Bill, introduces major changes in many U.S. farm programs that are important for farm ... -
Production Risk Management for Wyoming Ranches: The Supplemental Federal Agricultural Disaster Programs
(2014-07)Wyoming ranchers are involved in risky enterprises and use a wide range of tools to manage risk and reduce the chances that they will suffer financial losses. They are experienced in formulating strategies for their ... -
Production Risk Management for Wyoming Ranches: The Future for Federal Disaster Programs
(2013-07)Wyoming ranchers know they are involved in risky enterprises and use a wide range of tools to manage risk and reduce the chances that they will suffer financial losses. As a result, they are experienced in developing and ... -
Crop Subsidy and Crop Insurance for Wyoming Farmers in a New 2013/14 Farm Bill
(2013-07)Farm policy is in flux and the future of many farm subsidy programs is in question. In Congress, the Senate Agriculture Committee (and the entire Senate) and the House Agriculture Committee have recently developed alternative ... -
Risk Management Options Using the Common Crop (COMBO) Policy in Wyoming, An Irrigated Farm Example
(2012-08)Beginning with the 2011 crop year, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) introduced an initiative to combine and simplify crop insurance. RMA released the Common Crop Insurance ... -
Production Risk Management Options for Wyoming Ranchers: Crop Insurance and Federal Disaster Programs
(2011-08)Ranching is a financially risky business. On Wyoming ranches forage losses from natural hazards (severe drought, insect infestation, etc.) often occur. Livestock losses also occur because of adverse winter weather, summer ... -
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE): Wyoming
(2010-02)The new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), created by Section 12033 of the 2008 Farm Bill as an amendment to the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Act, is a permanent disaster aid program for farms producing ... -
The Common Crop (COMBO) Policy
(2012-08)Beginning with the 2011 crop year, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) introduced an initiative to combine and simplify crop insurance. RMA released the Common Crop Insurance ...
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