Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage signups underway

From USDA Farm Service Agency Montana

Agricultural producers can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15.

The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and made updates to these two USDA Farm Service Agency programs. ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guarantee level. PLC program provides income support payments on historical base acres when the price for a covered commodity f...