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Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins provided updates to federal farm safety net programs while speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in southern California.

Enrollment for the USDA’s ARC and PLC Programs will not open until after the 2026 planting season; this comes as USDA readies a 61-page final rule implementing updates required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.

For crop producers, margins have narrowed rapidly over the last couple of years, putting a lot of stress on the crop side of the balance for farm income.

USDA recently announced that Farm Service Agency offices will open again despite the ongoing stalemate in funding the federal government.

Producers can now enroll in one of the Farm Bill’s corner stone safety net programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage.   “Producers will be able to submit applications to our Farm Service Agency Service Center offices or county offices for ARC and PLC  for the 2025 crop year through April the 15th," said Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham.  She

The USDA announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs, including Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, as well as Dairy Margin Coverage.  Producers can submit applications to USDA’s Farm Service Agency for ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year from January 21 to April 15. DMC appli...

USDA will issue more than $2.14 billion in payments to eligible agricultural producers and landowners, providing much-needed support through conservation and farm safety-net programs.  Producers should soon receive payments from the Farm Service Agency for their participation in these programs aimed at conserving natural resources and keeping family farms economically viable.  Program...

A tough budget environment and expected falling crop prices will make it even more challenging to write the next Farm Bill.  Senate Ag Republican Chief Economist John Newton said producers are facing soaring input costs, an unrealistic farm safety net and gloomy Congressional Budget Office crop projections.   “...

Senate Ag members repeatedly stressed the importance of crop insurance and the need to restructure commodity programs in the 2023 Farm Bill during the panel’s latest hearing.   “Crop insurance is the number one risk management tool for producers, but historically, hasn’t been available to some farmers who are most in need of it," said Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow.  "I’m going to conti

As conversations over the 2023 Farm Bill intensify in the coming months, all corners of the farming economy will watch the debate very closely for a variety of reasons.   But, what about the Ag Lending community?   Ed Elfmann Sr. Vice Pre...