Here are links to some websites that we use on a frequent basis to gather information. They may also be useful to you!
This is a link to the USDA Service Center Locator website. You can select your state and county and then access FSA information for your area.
This is a link to the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) website. As part of this mission, RMA operates and manages the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). RMA was created in 1996; the FCIC was founded in 1938.
This is a link to the AgWeb website. AgWeb.com is a Division of Farm Journal Media, Inc., and is a great source for general farm information and markets.
Kent Thiesse, Government Farm Program Analyst noted websites below that contain good information on the ACRE program.
This is the US Department of Agriculture's 2008 Farm Bill Main Page. You will be able to access News, Transcripts, Upcoming meeting dates and detailed information.
This is the University of Minnesota Extension Ag Business Management website. There are several ACRE documents and worksheets on the site.
This is the Iowa State University Extension Ag Decision Maker website. It has an agricultural economic and business focus. Select the Farm Bill Information button for additional information.
This is the Iowa State University Center for Agriculture and Rural Development website. To help farmers and others understand how ACRE works and to compare the likely payments from ACRE relative to traditional farm programs, CARD researchers have prepared a fact sheet about ACRE, as well as three computer calculators.
This is the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute web site. There is a link on the site that accesses their ACRE Risk Management Tool.
This is the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences web site. Select the Policy tab to access the ACRES Resouces Section.
This is Kansas State University Ag Manager website. Select the Crops tab and then select Risk Management for a series of questions and answers on ACRE.
This is the National Corn Growers Association website. Select ACRE Resource Center under the Hot Topics heading to access a number of articles and documents focusing on ACRE.