The One Big Beautiful Bill Act increased the statutory reference price and also made some enhanced changes to the effective reference price (EFR). The EFR is used to calculate payments under Price ...

Most farmers that grow corn, soybeans or other major crops will be making their decision between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). PLC is a price program that only pays ...

The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are two commodity programs under Title I of the farm bill that provide income support to farmers. Title I is explained in ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation evolves to meet the needs of its modern-day constituents – ...

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 ...