The March 15 deadline for enrollment in the Ag
Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs
is approaching and there is still a swath of farms that have not yet
been enrolled, according to the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
The agency said that 1.4 million farms have been enrolled in the program, or about 81% of what they agency said is typically enrollment of 1.7 million farms out of the 2.3 million farms in the U.S. that have base acres. The level the agency announced Monday is up from 1.29 million as of March 1.
FSA offices “in many instances” have used appointments that go beyond the March 15 deadline and those are going to be considered being on a “register” for enrollment. FSA said that counties are not to use a register unless the producer requests an appointment after March 15 or the county cannot complete the activity by March 15.
All enrolled contracts are required to be approved within 30 calendar days after the enrollment deadline, FSA noted, and those on the register are to be completed “as soon as possible” after the March 15 deadline.