USDA Update – February 1, 2025
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
- 2024 Livestock Forage Program – Kiowa, Prowers, Baca eligible for one month payment. DEADLINE TO APPLY – March 1, 2025
- 2025 ARCPLC Election and Enrollment - January 21 through April 15, 2025
- Grazing for Contract Management - livestock must be removed before March 14, 2025.
UPCOMING SERVICE CENTER CLOSURES:
Monday, February 17th, President’s Day
Disclaimer: Information in this UPDATE is pertinent to Kiowa County FSA only. Producers reading this and that do not have FSA interest in Kiowa County are advised to contact their local FSA Office.
Maintaining ARC/PLC Acreage
If you’re enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, you must protect all cropland and noncropland acres on the farm from wind and water erosion and noxious weeds. By signing ARC county or individual contracts and PLC contracts, you agree to effectively control noxious weeds on the farm according to sound agricultural practices. If you fail to take necessary actions to correct a maintenance problem on your farm that is enrolled in ARC or PLC, the County Committee may elect to terminate your contract for the program year.
2025 ARCPLC Election and Enrollment
Producers will be receiving a postcard in the next few weeks from the national office informing them to call your local office to schedule an appointment to enroll and sign your ARCPLC contracts. When you receive the postcard, please contact the office with your election for 2025. The office staff is printing out contracts now rolling the 2024 election to the 2025 year.
The 2018 Farm Bill has been extended for one year, which means most programs that were available, will be extended. The extension includes a 2025 ARCPLC election and enrollment which will begin on January 21stand will continue until April 15, 2025.
The office will begin printing the ARCPLC contracts using the same election that was on file for 2024. The office will be sending out a postcard to the operators in February explaining the contracts have been printed and to please stop by the office and sign the contracts.
Producers have the choice between three programs.
Price Loss Coverage (PLC) PLC program payments are issued when the effective price of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference price for that commodity. The effective price equals the higher of the market year average price (MYA) or the national average loan rate for the covered commodity.
ARC-CO or Agricultural Risk Coverage-County makes a payment when the market year average (MYA) price times the county yield falls below the county guarantee, which is calculated at 86 percent of the 5-year Olympic Average of prices and yields.
ARC-IC or Agricultural Risk Coverage – Individual is a revenue-based program. Payment earned when current year farm crop revenues fall below farm benchmark revenue levels. ARC-IC is elected for all covered commodities at the farm level. Neither PLC nor ARC-CO cannot be elected on an ARC-IC farm. An ARC-IC farm includes all ARC-IC farms elected and enrolled in the state. ARC-IC benchmarks, guarantees, and payment rates are calculated at the farm level and weighted to the producer’s share of covered commodities planted on the ARC-IC farm. If earned, Payment is issued on 65 percent of the total base acres on the farm.
