Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse shares a summary of current and potential farm program payments for 2026.

Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency is reminding producers now is the time to make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year. The ...

Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers now is the time to make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 ...

With the advent of much lower corn and soybean market prices during 2024, together with reduced corn and soybean yields in some areas, many farmers and ag lenders are now wondering what the impact ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) as well as Dairy Margin ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 ...

The Agriculture Department has finalized some revisions to two major farm commodity programs, including rules for adding new base acres, but signup for the programs won’t be scheduled until after ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on March 27 provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), ...

The April 9 USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report did not include any significant changes to supply or demand, compared other recent WASDE reports. The 2025-26 projected ending stocks ...

Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) is now open, and a new detailed report from Terrain shows ARC and PLC will offer higher support, for some, in 2025. With ...

DES MOINES | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director (SED) Bob Wegand reminds farmers and ranchers they have until Aug. 1 to enroll in ...