Farm Bill Information

Crops
Information Files
Farm Bill Programs: Data and Methods for ARC-County and PLC -- A1-33		2023-2024 ARC-CO & PLC Payment Estimator for Iowa (Updated March 2023) 2018 Farm Bill Payment Projections and Data by Crop and County (2019-2022 crop years) (Updated March 2023 ) 2014 Farm Bill Payment Data by County for ARC-CO and PLC
Season Average Price Calculator -- A2-15		Season Average Price Calculator (Updated monthly)
Map of ARC-CO/PLC Payments - CARD
Safety Net: PLC, ARC-CO, ARC-IC -- A1-32		2014 ARC Payments 2015 ARC Payments 2016 ARC Payments 2017 ARC Payments PLC Projected Payments
Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44		SCO and ECO county yields for Iowa ECO/SCO Payment Estimator - University of Illinois farmdoc FAST Tool
Farm Bill: Terms to Know -- A1-30
2018 Farm Bill: PLC Payment Yield Update -- A1-35
Newsletter Articles
Projected ARC/PLC payments in 2020 -- August 2020
Cost-share programs for cover crops available to Iowa farmers in 2018 -- October 2018
What can Iowa farmers expect from ARC/PLC and the Trade Assistance Package in 2018? -- September 2018
Payments under 2014 Farm Bill safety net provide small cushion for producers in many Iowa counties -- November 2016
Why USDA NASS yields are not used to project ARC-CO payments -- April 2016
ARC/PLC payments in 2016 and 2017 -- March 2016

 

Farm Bill Web Casts & Presentations

2022 Farm Bill Decisions | January - February 2022

The election and enrollment deadline for ARC/PLC with the USDA Farm Service Agency was March 15, 2022. This educational series was provided to aid Iowa producers in finalizing their farm bill decisions for 2022. The series is provided at no charge and open to all, regardless of their county of operation. Examples used in regional sessions focus on that area of the state with a regional Farm Management Field Specialist as the speaker.

Webinar sessions

REPLAY Jan 11, 2022 | Program Sign-up with USDA FSA | Katie Kramer, Kevin McClure, USDA Farm Service Agency | slides
REPLAY Feb 11, 2022 | Ag Decision Maker Tools & Program Analysis | Alejandro Plastina, ISU Extension and Outreach | slides
REPLAY Feb 15, 2022 | 2022 Farm Bill Decisions: Central Iowa | Patrick Hatting, ISU Extension and Outreach Central Iowa Farm Management Field Specialist | slides
REPLAY Feb 16, 2022 | 2022 Farm Bill Decisions: Northern Iowa | Kelvin Leibold, ISU Extension and Outreach North Central Iowa Farm Management Field Specialist | slides
REPLAY Feb 17, 2022 | 2022 Farm Bill Decisions: Western Iowa | Alexis Stevens, Tim Christensen, ISU Extension and Outreach West Central and Southwest Iowa Farm Management Field Specialists | slides

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• Replay 2021 Farm Bill Decisions

  Jan 19, 2021 | Program Sign-up with USDA FSA | Katie Kramer, Kevin McClure (slides), Alejandro Plastina (slides)
  Feb 5, 2021 | Ag Decision Maker Tools and Program Analysis | Alejandro Plastina (slides)
  Feb 9, 2021 | East Central Iowa Decisions | Ryan Drollette (slides)
  Feb 10, 2021 | Central Iowa Decisions | Patrick Hatting (slides)
  Feb 16, 2021 | West Central Iowa Decisions | Tim Christensen (slides)
  Feb 17, 2021 | North Central Iowa Decisions | Kelvin Leibold (slides)
  Feb 17, 2021 | Northeast Iowa Decisions | Melissa O'Rourke, Kelvin Leibold (slides)
  Feb 18, 2021 | Northwest Iowa Decisions | Kelvin Leibold, Gary Wright (slides)
  Feb 18, 2021 | Southwest Iowa Decisions | Tim Christensen (slides)
  Feb 19, 2021 | Southeast Iowa Decisions | Charles Brown (slides)

• ARC/PLC Program Overview - November 2019
• A 7-Step Process - November 2019
• ARC/PLC Payments - November 2019
• Considering ARC-IC (Agriculture Risk Coverage - Individual Coverage) - December 2019

Additional Links and Resources

• Ag Decision Maker Blog - Farm Bill Postings
• USDA FSA ARC/PLC Programs
• USDA Risk Management Agency Resources
• USDA RMA - Price Discovery
• USDA RMA - Cost Calculator
• USDA RMA - SCO Yield, Revenues, and Payment Indicators
• ECO/SCO Payment Estimator - University of Illinois farmdoc FAST Tool

ARC and PLC Producer Webtools

• National Association of Agricultural and Food Policy (NAAFP) led by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri, and the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University
• North Dakota State University Farm Management - Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual Coverage Analysis (ARC-IC) Calculator
• University of Illinois farmdoc - Farm Bill What-If Tool

Updated: February 2023

The election and enrollment period for the 2023 crop closed on March 15, 2023.