Ag policy snapshot: Tariffs, OBBBA, and the Farm Bill

About this episode

The episode discusses the impacts of tariffs and changes in agricultural policy, including the Farm Bill and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

In this episode of Talking Crop, University of Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator, Reagen Tibbs, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss the effects of tariffs; changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act such as ARC and PLC, base acres, and the Estate Tax; and the Farm Bill. Related articles: Farmdoc: The New Base Acre Provisions in the 2025 Farm Bill Farmdoc: Impacts of the Commodity Title Changes Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) for Midwestern Farms in 2025 US Congress: Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and USDA’s Responses: Frequently Asked Questions Talking Crop Survey Guest contact: rgtibbs@illinois.edu Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357

People in this episode

Host: Kathryn Seebruck

Guest: Reagen Tibbs

Topics covered

• agriculture policy
• tariffs
• Farm Bill
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act
• Estate Tax
• ARC
• PLC

Keywords

• tariffs
• Farm Bill
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act
• ARC
• PLC
• Estate Tax
• agriculture policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Illinois Extension, Farmdoc, US Congress

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