Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Safety-Net Programs Ends September 30

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[September 26, 2015]  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced eligible producers have until September 30, 2015, to formally enroll their farms in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2014 and 2015.

Previously producers elected one or the other program for each farm, or if no program election was made, the farm defaulted to the PLC program. Defaulted farms are not eligible for 2014 program benefits, but are eligible for potential 2015-2018 program benefits.

The 2014 and 2015 program year enrollment period began June 17, 2015, and will end September 30, 2015. Some producers erroneously think that because they completed the program election for their farms there is no further action required of them, this is incorrect.

Those producers who elected either program, and those producers who didn't file a program election and their farm defaulted to PLC through 2018, still need to timely enroll their farms annually.

If a farm is not enrolled for the 2014 and/or 2015 program year by September 30, 2015, the farm will not be eligible for acreage risk or price loss coverage.

Please contact your local County FSA Office to finalize this important step for the 2014 and/or 2015 ARC or PLC programs prior to September 30, 2015.

[USDA Farm Service Agency]

 

 

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