Farm bill meeting scheduled for Aug. 25 in Childress

TSCRA Daily News Update, August 11, 2008

Farm bill meeting scheduled for Aug. 25 in Childress

Rolling Plains producers can get their questions on the new farm bill answered during a meeting Aug. 25 at the Fair Park Auditorium in Childress, said Lonnie Jenschke, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent in Childress County.

The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to noon in the Foyer Room with guest speaker Dr. Joe Outlaw, AgriLife Extension economist and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University.

The program will include an explanation of the Average Crop Revenue Election, or ACRE as it is referred to in the farm bill, compared to counter-cyclical payments. Also on the program will be presentations on changes in payment limitations, in adjusted gross income criteria for payment eligibility, and in methods used to develop the posted county prices.

Farm Service Agency officials, as well as AgriLife Extension risk management specialists will be on hand to give updates.

The meeting is sponsored by AgriLife Extension, the Farm Service Agency, the Childress Co-op Gin and the Childress Ag Committee.

For more information, contact Jenschke at 940/937-2351 or l-jenschke@tamu.edu .