ARC/PLC Farm Bill Decision Meeting

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Fairfield County Ag Center, 831 College Avenue, Lancaster
Contact email:
Contact name:
Stan Smith
Contact phone:
740-277-4633

As you know, enrollment in the “Farm Program” . . . aka, your ARC/PLC election . . . has begun and continues through March 15, 2020. Similar to the 2014 Farm Bill, producers have the same three options for federal commodity programs: Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, with the Agricultural Risk Coverage again being divided into a county or individual option.

Much like we did five years ago, OSU Extension is offering this program to provide you the information relevant to making your ARC/PLC choices. It will include a brief overview of the ARC/PLC program, and a demonstration on how to use the "selection tool" that we have developed to help make an informed choice regarding your enrollement.

In addition to exploring the potential financial considerations involved in ACR/PLC enrollment, these key points will be emphasized:

  • ARC/PLC enrollment deadline is March 15.

  • Producers can and should sign up in the FSA office and make their ACR/PLC choices anytime, however, changes can be made to the ARC/PLC choice up until March 15.

  • Producers should update their own personal projections in March and decide if they want to remain enrolled as they did originally before the March 15 deadline.

  • PLC yield update deadline is October 1, 2020. Landowners have nothing to lose by updating PLC yields.

  • ARC-IC might be a viable option if a “farm” was reported as 100% Prevent Plant in 2019, or if 15% or more of that farm's acres were planted to fruits and vegetables or other non-covered commodities..

  • For ACR/PLC farm program purposes, a “farm” is any farmland that has its own FSA farm number.

Locally, additional opportunities to participate in ARC/PLC Farm Bill Decision meetings include:

December 12, 2019, 9 a.m. at Crown Hill Golf Club; 9500 US Route 22, Williamsport, OH 43164. Contact Mike Estadt at 740-474-7534

December 19, 2019, from 10 a.m. - Noon at OSU Newark, Hopewell Hall, room 59

January 14, 2020, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at OSU Newark, Hopewell Hall room 59

January 15, 2020, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Fairfield County Ag Center.

To find out about other upcoming meetings throughout Ohio, get more information about the Farm Bill, or to review the OSU ARC/PLC payment caluclator, visit http://go.osu.edu/farmbill2019