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Lawmakers and growers press for Title I and crop‑insurance fixes: ‘‘planted acres’’ payments and acreage base concerns
Summary
Witnesses and members said the current alignment between Title I (PLC/ARC) base acres and planted acres is out of date for many producers and urged recalibration so assistance targets current plantings and costs; crop insurance concerns and premium/rate issues were discussed for several regions.
Several members and witnesses told the committee that long‑standing mechanics of Title I commodity programs (reference prices, base acres) and the federal crop‑insurance framework no longer reflect where producers actually plant and how they manage risk.
Rodney Weinzierl and other Midwest witnesses described how base acres can remain tied to historical decisions (1980–83 base acreage or earlier elections)…
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