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There’s Time to Make Good ARC or PLC Decisions

Published September 27, 2019

The sign-up period for the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage farm programs is open until March 15, 2020. With signup deadline is next spring, NDSU Extension Farm Management Specialist Andy Swenson is advising farmers to wait. Swenson says…

Weighing the Options of ARC and PLC Programs

Published April 19, 2019

The Agricultural Risk Coverage Program may be less attractive to corn and soybean farmers than in previous years under the new farm bill. That’s according to the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute director Pat Westhoff. "It's…

ND Counties to Receive ARC Payments

Published October 15, 2018

Due to drought, several counties throughout North Dakota will receive Agricultural Risk Coverage program payments for corn. North Dakota Corn Executive Director Dale Ihry thinks the ARC program is being administered well, despite hiccups early on. “It appears calculations were made fairly.…

USDA Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments Released

Published October 12, 2018

Farmers enrolled in the Farm Service Agency’s 2017 Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs will receive payments soon. PLC payments have started for 2017 barley, canola, corn, grain sorghum and wheat. Producers with bases enrolled in ARC for…

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Farm Bill Conferees Trying to Make Positive Change on Budget

Published September 24, 2018

American Farm Bureau Federation Acting Executive Vice-President Dale Moore says it can take some time to change a particular farm bill issue conference. In Moore's view, conferees are doing the best they can to address ARC and PLC programs, making…

Easy Passage for the Senate Farm Bill

Published June 29, 2018

With little fanfare, the Senate has passed its farm bill. Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts praised the bipartisan approach seen with this bill. "With 171 amendments and a vote of 86-11, getting this farm bill done has been a team…

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Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Draft Farm Bill Plan

Published June 8, 2018

As expected, the Senate Agriculture Committee has unveiled its draft farm bill. This proposal is over 1,000 pages in length, but it is not a drastic change from the current farm bill. For the ARC and PLC programs, this proposed…

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Hoeven Pleased with Farm Bill Progress

Published May 4, 2018

On Thursday, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a farm bill roundtable discussion with members of the Fargo-Moorhead/West Fargo Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee and commodity group leadership. Hoeven said progress is being made on the farm bill. "The House…

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Providing More Flexibility for ARC payments

Published April 27, 2018

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says there is some work that can be done for the base adjustment and provide more flexibility in ARC-County payments in the upcoming farm bill. “It takes money to do that. How much we can…

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NDCGA Looks to the Senate for Farm Bill Adjustments

Published April 21, 2018

In the view of North Dakota Corn Growers Association Executive Director Dale Ihry, there are positive adjustments made to the ARC-county provisions in the House Agriculture Committee farm bill, including the use of RMA data. The reduction in base acres…

Articles tagged under: ARC

There’s Time to Make Good ARC or PLC Decisions

Weighing the Options of ARC and PLC Programs

ND Counties to Receive ARC Payments

USDA Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments Released

Farm Bill Conferees Trying to Make Positive Change on Budget

Easy Passage for the Senate Farm Bill

Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Draft Farm Bill Plan

Hoeven Pleased with Farm Bill Progress

Providing More Flexibility for ARC payments

NDCGA Looks to the Senate for Farm Bill Adjustments

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