McLean County Farm Bureau

DECISION AHEAD: ARC OR PLC?

Farmers still have plenty of time to decide whether to sign up for Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) – including County Option (CO) or Individual Coverage (IC) – or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for the 2019 and 2020 program years. The deadline to elect coverage through your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) for any of the 22 covered commodities is March 15, 2020. After the 2019 and 2020 program years, the selection term will go to yearly through 2023, as compared to the 2014 farm bill in which producers were locked into the program for five years. (FarmWeekNow)