MONROE - The Green County UW-Extension and the Farm Service Agency Office will host an informational meeting on evaluating the options included in the new Farm Bill crop programs at 1 p.m. Jan. 15 in the lower level of the Green County Justice Center, Multi-Purpose Rooms.
Meeting attendees can learn about the 2014 Farm Bill Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. Nick Baker, Rock County UW-Extension crops agent, will be on hand to demonstrate decision tools that are available to farmers and their advisors in helping them to make informed decisions on which program is best for their farms. Baker will demonstrate projected payments for both ARC and PLS for corn, soybeans and small grains using Green County base yield data.
Teresa Zimmer, Green County FSA director, will answer questions and provide details about each program and how producers can update their yield and base acres. With the passage of the farm bill, landowners have been given the opportunity to reallocate base acres and update yields for the first time in many years. The reallocation of base acres and yield updates must be completed by Feb. 27, 2015.
Learning about ARC and PLC can be beneficial to landowners and producers who will be making a one-time decision about base and yield updates as well as ARC or PLC election. Farmers are being given the responsibility of electing to enter either the ARC or PLC program options by March 31, 2015. The decisions being made by farmers and landowners regarding this program will be irrevocable and in effect until at least 2018.
This meeting is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required to attend. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Green County FSA Office 608-325-4195 or Green County UW-Extension Office at 608-328-9440.
Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in the meetings should contact Teresa Zimmer, 608-325-4195, extension 2, or Federal Relay Service, 1-877-387-2001, by at least three days prior to the public meeting.
Meeting attendees can learn about the 2014 Farm Bill Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. Nick Baker, Rock County UW-Extension crops agent, will be on hand to demonstrate decision tools that are available to farmers and their advisors in helping them to make informed decisions on which program is best for their farms. Baker will demonstrate projected payments for both ARC and PLS for corn, soybeans and small grains using Green County base yield data.
Teresa Zimmer, Green County FSA director, will answer questions and provide details about each program and how producers can update their yield and base acres. With the passage of the farm bill, landowners have been given the opportunity to reallocate base acres and update yields for the first time in many years. The reallocation of base acres and yield updates must be completed by Feb. 27, 2015.
Learning about ARC and PLC can be beneficial to landowners and producers who will be making a one-time decision about base and yield updates as well as ARC or PLC election. Farmers are being given the responsibility of electing to enter either the ARC or PLC program options by March 31, 2015. The decisions being made by farmers and landowners regarding this program will be irrevocable and in effect until at least 2018.
This meeting is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required to attend. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Green County FSA Office 608-325-4195 or Green County UW-Extension Office at 608-328-9440.
Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in the meetings should contact Teresa Zimmer, 608-325-4195, extension 2, or Federal Relay Service, 1-877-387-2001, by at least three days prior to the public meeting.