{"id":7082,"date":"2017-01-03T09:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncis.staging.wpengine.com\/?p=7082"},"modified":"2017-01-03T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T14:59:44","slug":"thank-you-chuck-conner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/thank-you-chuck-conner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Chuck Conner!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"charles_f-_conner_official_usda_photo_portrait\"Prior to the holidays, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner found himself in a strange place \u2013 onstage at a farm policy conference<\/a> sitting between two of agriculture\u2019s biggest opponents: EWG and Heritage.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, demands to rip holes in the farm safety net and mandate new government regulations were made.\u00a0 It was an uncomfortable spot for an aggie indeed, but Conner defended agriculture fiercely and effectively against attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmers and ranchers and the people of rural America, believe me, feel like they have been under attack over the past several years\u2026these attacks range from the heavy hand of the EPA to unfounded criticism from consumers,\u201d he explained.\u00a0 \u201cI believe it has had a huge impact in how they responded in the last presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that kind of \u201cgrass roots populism in rural America,\u201d he said, will be vital to maintaining a strong farm policy in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf agriculture groups are successful in unifying themselves and tapping into this this powerful rural advocacy, then folks, I honestly do not expect, in all due respect, organizations such as the ones that are part of this panel, to have a huge impact on the next Farm Bill debate or on farm policy,\u201d Conner explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we are divided\u2026then these respective organizations will be successful in altering significant sections of the Farm Bill, including farm payments, payment limits, crop insurance, [and the] sugar program, just to name a few.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when it comes to crop insurance the critics were already making a case for weakening farmers\u2019 most important risk management tool by excluding some farms from participation.\u00a0 In response, Conner delivered a lesson in the realities of insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot have an actuarially sound insurance program\u2026 if you exclude large portions of agriculture that are more likely to not collect,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Conner continued: \u201cFor good sound crop insurance, you need to spread it over all producers, all regions and all crops in order to limit [agricultural] risk.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t work, in my opinion, just to start saying we are going to lop off whole chunks of American agriculture\u2026you\u2019re only going to hurt everybody by creating a program that can\u2019t stand on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keeping crop insurance whole and protecting other key policies in the upcoming Farm Bill, he said, will be particularly important given today\u2019s struggling farm economy<\/p>\n

\u201c[Farm] loans are being very, very carefully reviewed,\u201d Conner explained, adding, \u201clenders do not handle risk well\u201d and \u201cuncertainty will eat [farmers] alive with their bankers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getting a Farm Bill done in a timely fashion and keeping risk management tools in place are the best ways to overcome these challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time there is uncertainty, whether it is crop insurance, whether it is one of the [other farm] programs,\u201d he concluded, \u201cthe lender has to sharpen that pencil more, and the margin between what they can lend, and what equity that farmer has, gets wider and wider.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that is for certain: crop insurance and the agricultural community have a great friend in Chuck Conner.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just hope his fellow panelists were paying attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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