the american soybean association release its proposal this week. asa called it is risk management for america's farmers program or rmaf. the asa president who farms in indiana said it is commodity specific with revenue and yield bench mark for individual farmers. those marks are based on historical yields and prices and not on yields found at county, district or state levels. asa said it would cost significantly less than existing acre, share and direct payment programs. >>> the national corn grower association revealed its plans two weeks ago. it would change and replace the existing acre program. it also replaces the existing direct payment programs. last week i was in illinois at a farm where harvest is in high gear. effective this weekend they are a new president of ncga. we discussed his new role and the importance of shepparding the next farm bill. >> upcoming farm bill will be so important. the budget concerns we are facing if -- we need to make sure we have a strong crop insurance policy and on top of that a revenue insurance policy called a