With a new year, agricultural producers and professionals face new farm program decisions and directions under the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC) programs through USDA Farm Service Agency. This Jan. 20 webinar by the Center for Agricultural Profitability provides an update on farm programs and other relevant programs, such as the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and Dairy Margin Coverage Program, and assistance for producers. The webinar highlights the details and decisions ahead for 2022 and also discusses the path ahead for farm programs as initial ideas and plans begin to surface for the next farm bill due in 2023.

Cathy Anderson, production and compliance programs chief for the USDA Nebraska FSA, discusses farm program decisions for 2022 under the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC) commodity crop safety net, as well as reviews pandemic program assistance through Nebraska FSA. County FSA offices currently are taking ARC/PLC election and enrollment applications.