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AFBF’s Market Intel team has created a multi-part series highlighting agricultural losses incurred due to weather disasters and the associated disaster assistance programs meant to help mitigate their impacts. Previous articles include: 2020 disaster estimations…

Cnns phil mattingly explains where things stand. >> reporter: for president biden and his multi-trillion dollar dual prong agenda, theres no question about the import of it to his administration, to democrats, both in the white house and on capitol hill. the big question was is there ever going to be a path forward? its something the president and his team have worked quietly behind the scenes on for the better part of the last two weeks. details now starting to emerge. a pathway, also seeming t...

That $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. it has been the subject of feverish behind the scenes work for several days now in effort to lock up the votes. perhaps more importantly, lock up commitments from two moderate senators in particular that would be able to lay the groundwork to pass that bill. but they arent, at least doesnt look like theyre going to heading into this day. and its a critical moment for the presidents nearly $4 trillion agenda. there is that infrastructure propo...

Calculations -- To begin Farm Bureau economists compiled a list of states impacted by weather events in 2020 that would have qualified for Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus. All D3 or D4 droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires were included. Affected states were selected using the National Drought Mitigation Center’s U.S. Drought Monitor and FEMA’s presidential disaster list. States that had any form of D3 or D4 drought were automatically included in the analysis. St...