Broadcast Newsline: August 20, 2014

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) will be available to upland cotton producers through the federal crop insurance program beginning with the 2015 crop year.

Today's Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Gary Adams, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council.

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USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) will be available to upland cotton producers through the federal crop insurance program beginning with the 2015 crop year. Gary Adams, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council, explains what the plan provides for cotton producers.

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Adams shares his outlook on the Farm Bill's implementation progress.

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In the interim since STAX is not available until 2015,

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