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Agricultural Subsidy Programs
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Direct Payment Program
Provides fixed annual payments to farmers based on historical acreage and yield data, encouraging consistent production levels and providing income support.
Marketing Assistance Loans
Gives farmers the ability to use their agricultural commodities as collateral to secure low-interest loans, thus managing cash flow during harvest time.
Farm Storage Facility Loans
Offers low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities for commodities, thus improving their market capabilities.
Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC)
Offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and average feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain level.
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Provides financial assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands through easements.
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
Supports the establishment and production of eligible biomass for heat, power, biobased products, and biofuels to create new agricultural market opportunities.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Incentivizes farmers to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health.
Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)
Offers income support payments to farmers based on revenue losses that are relative to historical revenue benchmarks for their farm.
Market Facilitation Program (MFP)
Provides direct payments to help farmers affected by retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, aimed at easing the effects of trade disputes on domestic agriculture.
Counter-Cyclical Payments
Offers payments to farmers when market prices of certain commodities are below their target prices, helping to stabilize farmers' revenue during downturns.
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Enhances the competitiveness of specialty crops through funding for research, projects to increase consumption, dealing with trade barriers, and more.
Federal Crop Insurance
Provides subsidies to farmers for purchasing insurance coverage that protects against losses due to natural disasters, price declines, or revenue losses.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Provides financial and technical help to agricultural producers to address soil, water, air, and related natural resource concerns on their lands.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
A federal corporation that finances and manages various agricultural subsidy programs, including price support, commodity loans, and disaster relief for farmers.
Price Loss Coverage (PLC)
Provides payments to farmers when the price for a covered commodity falls below its reference price, to support farmers against sudden price drops.
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