Enrollment begins for 2021 ARC, PLC

IARN — Farmers have until March 15, 2021, to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The enrollment period opened this week for the risk management programs, known as ARC and PLC. The key Department of Agriculture safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops. USDA says more than $5 billion in payments are in the process of going out to producers who signed up for the 2019 crop year. Read more


USDA issues $1.68 billion in CRP payments

IARN — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing $1.68 billion in payments to agricultural producers and landowners for the 21.9 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Announced Thursday, the payments provide annual rental payment for land devoted to conservation purposes. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce says, “CRP is one of the many ‘tools’ that USDA offers to producers and private landowners to help best manage sensitive lands.” Read more


Enrollment begins for 2021 ARC, PLC

IARN — Farmers have until March 15, 2021, to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The enrollment period opened this week for the risk management programs, known as ARC and PLC. The key Department of Agriculture safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops. USDA says more than $5 billion in payments are in the process of going out to producers who signed up for the 2019 crop year. Read more


NMPF: All dairy farmers should sign up for DMC

IARN — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urges all dairy farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program. Enrollment in the program administered by the Department of Agriculture opened Tuesday. NMPF cites the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and the expectation of volatile dairy margins in the next year, in the need for DMC protection. Read more