Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§7332 Risk management education
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITY PROVISIONS › § 7332
Summary
With the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Secretary must teach farmers how to manage financial risks in producing and marketing agricultural commodities. Secretary can create programs to train and help producers use futures, forward contracts, options, and insurance, using USDA research and extension resources.
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Title 7, §7332
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In consultation with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Secretary shall provide such education in management of the financial risks inherent in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities as the Secretary considers appropriate. As part of such educational activities, the Secretary may develop and implement programs to facilitate the participation of agricultural producers in commodity futures trading programs, forward contracting options, and insurance protection programs by assisting and training producers in the usage of such programs. In implementing this authority, the Secretary may use existing research and extension authorities and resources of the Department of Agriculture.
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7 U.S.C. § 7332
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73