 
Curtis Gregory has been busy harvesting
his crops and hasn't had time to study
the 2014
farm bill with the way the harvest has
been drug out with the weather in
high-yield is making slower to get stuff out of the field, really haven't had 
a good time to sit down and digest it
all. University of Missouri Extension
is working to educate farmers about the
farm bill. They're hosting regional farm
bill seminars so farmers can make the
best choices
for their operations. MU Extension
economist Scott Brown
says producers will face some tough
decisions. "This is all about risk
management. It's not about maximizing the
dollar so I'm gonna get from this new
farm program
so in some cases that risk management
might lean towards
one program verses the other." Direct
payments are gone and the 2014 Farm Bill
replaced with revenue
and price based options. Brown says once
the decision is made
producers are locked in for the life the
farm bill so they should choose wisely.
"It's hard to have rules of thumb and
producers need to look at their
individual operation
in terms of making that choice between
these complicated decisions."
The Missouri Farm Bill seminars run
November 10th in Sikeston
November 11th in Macon and Saint Joseph
in November 12th in Sedalia. All the
meetings are free
but farmers should register online by
November 5th
at the address on your screen. Extension
has the educational role and that's why
we
are trying to gear up to provide the
educational systems to
every farmer in state of Missouri. That's good
news for farmers like Gregory
"Just looking for some insight and
guidance on where I need to go and how
to fill stuff out
again so I can make the best decision
for my operation. "From the University of
Missouri I'm Jason Vance reporting.
 
 
