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Details of the Proposed Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX)Program for Cotton Producers and Potential Strategies for ExtensionEducation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Jody Campiche
Jody Campiche*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
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The new Farm Bill could lead to significant changes for commodity producers.The potential impact of these changes on cotton producers is examined. Inparticular, the difference between the existing Direct and Counter-CyclicalPayment Program and the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) for cottonproducers is discussed. An illustrative example is provided to show howpayments to cotton producers could potentially differ for a specific yearunder various programs. Detailed information on STAX calculations and a STAXpayment calculator is included to assist with the development of Extensionprograms targeted to cotton producers, landowners, and bankers.

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2012 Farm BillCCPDCPDPSTAXQ12Q18
Type
Session Title: Assistant Professor Leadership Award Winners' Invited Paper Series
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 569 - 575
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2013

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