The One Big Beautiful Bill Act increased the statutory reference price and also made some enhanced changes to the effective reference price (EFR). The EFR is used to calculate payments under Price ...

Both the Senate and House GOP worked around the clock to get President Donald Trump’s massive tax bill passed this week. The One Big Beautiful Bill, which was more than 800 pages long, barely passed ...

It’s no secret that the outlook for both old- and new-crop commodity prices has changed dramatically in recent months. USDA’s most recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected lower ...

The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are two commodity programs under Title I of the farm bill that provide income support to farmers. Title I is explained in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 ...

A programmable logic controller, or PLC, is a software-based equivalent of a relay panel. A PLC is a general-purpose device. One model can be programmed to control a variety of machines, and programs ...