Crop Insurance and the 2014 Farm Bill Workshop Registration Deadline Approaching

 **PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Registration

September 2-28:  $250

Register Online or by completing the PDF Form and faxing it to (414) 276-3349.
The registration deadline has been extended to Monday, September 28, 2015.
Canceled registrations received before September 21 are subject to a $50 administrative processing fee. Refunds will not be granted after September 21, 2015.

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Hotel and Workshop Venue Information

Marriott Louisville Downtown
280 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Room Rate: $179 (single/double)

Make your hotel reservation online or by calling (800) 533-0127. AAEA's Hotel Block Reservation deadline has now past.
September 11, 2015.

Preliminary Agenda posted for the Crop Insurance and the 2014 Farm Bill: Reports and Analyses from the Field Workshop

Preliminary Agenda

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Registration

Now-September 1:  $200
September 2-21:  $250

Register Online or by completing the PDF Form and faxing it to (414) 276-3349.
Registration closes on September 21, 2015. Refunds will not be granted after September 21, 2015. Canceled registrations received before September 21 are subject to a $50 administrative processing fee.

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Hotel and Workshop Venue Information

Marriott Louisville Downtown
280 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Room Rate: $179 (single/double)

Make your hotel reservation online or by calling (800) 533-0127.
Additional program information coming soon!

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Multiple Peril Crop Insurance

Brian Davern Wright

Decades of research have confirmed that crop insurance is an inherently costly program. A dollar of expected benefits to farmers costs taxpayers close to $1.50. Successive farm bills have consistently failed to fulfill their stated crop insurance goals but policy makers, instead of holding the crop insurance program accountable, have expanded it to be the centerpiece of the latest Farm Bill.

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