Approval of the continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through December 11 and provide for $20 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) borrowing authority means that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will start the process of making a series of “regular” farm program-related payments to farmers.
FSA will start processing payments for Transition Incentives Program (TIP), Emergency Forestry CRP (EFCRP) and for some Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts October 2, for Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments on October 6, other CRP payments October 9 and for ARC Individual Option Contracts on October 26.