The 2014 Farm Bill 

Farm Service Agency - ARC/PLC Programs

Two Farm Bill eTools Built to Help with Base Reallocation, Yield Updates, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Decisions  Understanding the Farm Bill PDF

• • • Data Collection Form and Instructions

    • Farm Policy Minute

2. Web-based decision tools - FSA and National Coalition for Producer Education (NCPE), led by the University of Illinois

•  Base Acre Reallocation, Yield Updates, ARC & PLC (Fact Sheet)

Owners of farms have a one-time opportunity to: (1) maintain the farm’s 2013 base acres of covered commodities through 2018; or (2) reallocate base acres among those covered commodities planted on the farm at any time during the 2009 - 2012 crop years (excluding upland cotton bases). 

Click here for a base reallocation tool (Version 2) to compare a farm’s current bases with its reallocated bases. (.ZIP, 25 KB) 

To use the tool, producers must know a farm’s 2013 base acres and 2009-2012 planting history. FSA producers received this in the mail in August 2014.

Click here for a Yield Update tool to compare a farm's current program yields to update yields. (.ZIP, 36 KB)

Note that the file contains substitute yields for covered commodities that are based on data available from the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The file will be updated as additional data becomes available.

• Crop Insurance Rates and Yields Actuarial Information Browser
• Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
  • Webinar - Are you ready for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers (MPP)?
• Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation, USDA
• Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Programs, FSA
• Glossary of Farm & Commodity Policy Terms

 2014 Farm Service Agency and Division of Agriculture Farm Bill Meeting Presentations

• ARC/PLC Overview, Yield Updates, and Base ReallocationsTony Franco, Chief, Farm Programs Division, Arkansas State FSA Office
• Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage – County Level (ARC-CO) 
  Anita Wilson, Agricultural Program Specialists, Farm Programs Division, AR State FSA Office
• The Farm Bill Decision Making Process and Web-Based Farm Bill Decision Aid 
  Bobby Coats, Professor, University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture

Additional Resources

• Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at University of Iowa
• Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
• International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness | 2014 Farm Bill Helpful Links | Texas Tech University
• APAC Tennessee - Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
• RUPRI - Rural Policy Research Institute
• David Reinbott of University of Missouri Extension

• 2008 Farm Bill: Side-by-Side Comparison with Previous Law
• 2008 Farm Bill: Background Publications
• The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications
• 1996 Farm Bill Side by Side

DISCLAIMER:
This webpage is intended for information purposes only and is based upon the Division of Agriculture and other authors’ interpretation of the Farm Bill. There will likely be differences in interpretation and the final regulations issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and other government agencies responsible for interpreting, writing, and implementing final rules and regulations. Please be aware, without the final rules and regulations issued by FSA and other agencies, the information contained herein are preliminary and subject to change. This page will be update as FSA releases new information and new and better research, analysis and information should be available before most decisions need to be made.