Which of the following programs is the least liked by our international competitors?
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Non-recourse marketing loans
The 2008 Farm Bill gave producers a choice of farm programs. Name the choice
options. If a producer was extremely risk averse, which option would they choose and
, why?
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ACRE vs DCP
Risk averse producers would pick DCP over ACRE. With DCP farmers have
more guaranteed money support with their crops. With ACRE, farmers have
a 20% loss at the beginning. Farmers then have to decide whether that loss
is worth the potential gain. Risk averse producers are more comfortable
with guaranteed support rather than possible losses.
Dr. Tom Zacharias talked about how the whole crop insurance system worked
because "everyone has skin in the game." Describe what this statement means and
why it makes crop insurance politically popular.
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Skin in the game is the term used to describe when producers are
personally paying for at least a portion of their insurance premium. It is
what makes the crop insurance system work because it forces everyone's
interests to be aligned. Crop insurers want the crop to succeed so they will
not have to pay out claims on failed crops, producers want the crop to
succeed so that they are actually profitable, and since they are required to
pay into the insurance instead of getting it completely subsidized by the
government, their margin for profit on an insurance claim is almost non-
existent.
What were the primary reasons the 1996 farm bill was called a watershed change in
agricultural policy? Why is it considered a success and failure?
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Non-recourse marketing loans
The 2008 Farm Bill gave producers a choice of farm programs. Name the choice
options. If a producer was extremely risk averse, which option would they choose and
, why?
Give this one a try later!
ACRE vs DCP
Risk averse producers would pick DCP over ACRE. With DCP farmers have
more guaranteed money support with their crops. With ACRE, farmers have
a 20% loss at the beginning. Farmers then have to decide whether that loss
is worth the potential gain. Risk averse producers are more comfortable
with guaranteed support rather than possible losses.
Dr. Tom Zacharias talked about how the whole crop insurance system worked
because "everyone has skin in the game." Describe what this statement means and
why it makes crop insurance politically popular.
Give this one a try later!
Skin in the game is the term used to describe when producers are
personally paying for at least a portion of their insurance premium. It is
what makes the crop insurance system work because it forces everyone's
interests to be aligned. Crop insurers want the crop to succeed so they will
not have to pay out claims on failed crops, producers want the crop to
succeed so that they are actually profitable, and since they are required to
pay into the insurance instead of getting it completely subsidized by the
government, their margin for profit on an insurance claim is almost non-
existent.
What were the primary reasons the 1996 farm bill was called a watershed change in
agricultural policy? Why is it considered a success and failure?
Give this one a try later!
