ADEL, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) to conduct a series of meetings entitled, “Farm Bill: ARC/PLC and Farm Financial Decisions,” to be held statewide in mid-November.
Central Iowa will host a total of nine meetings between Nov. 12-21. The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and/or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) commodity crop programs require an election and enrollment by crop and by farm. Producers have until March 15, 2020, to make a two-year election of either ARC-CO, PLC or the ARC Individual (ARC-IC) program.
Enrollment will then be concurrent for both the 2019 and 2020 crop years. Cash rent landowners will need to provide a release for a producer to update the PLC Yield on a farm using 2013 thru 2017 crop production evidence.
“The meetings are designed to help producers, landlords and other agri-business professionals with current issues related to the election and enrollment decisions in the updated ARC/PLC programs,” said Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.
Participants can choose from the following dates and locations:
- Huxley, Nov. 13 at 9 a.m., Bayer Learning Center, 1551 Iowa Highway 210
- Ogden, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., Community Center, 114 S.W. Eighth St.
- Adel, Nov. 18 at 9 a.m., St. John’s Catholic Church, 24043 302nd Place
- Indianola, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m., Warren County Extension, 200 W. Second Ave., #A
Doors will open about 30 minutes before the announced starting time of each meeting. No pre-registration or registration fee is required, and the meetings are open to the public. Contact the Dallas County Extension office in central Iowa if you have questions or concerns.
