2018 Farm Bill

Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) 

Disclaimer: These materials are designed to aid farmers with their marketing and risk decisions.  This information is based on the authors’ interpretation of the 2018 Farm Bill.  This information is intended for educational purposes only.   

Title Author Date Downloads
Making Farm Program and Crop Insurance Decisions for 2025 - Webinar Slides and Recording

During the webinar, a participant mentioned that the SCO sign-up deadline for spring-planted crops had been extended to April 15. Today we confirmed with RMA that the SCO deadline has not been extended. There are some minor changes to STAX, which are available here at https://www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/bulletins-memos/managers-bulletin/mgr-25-001-stacked-income-protection-plan

 

February 12, 2025
American Relief Act Economic Assistance and Disaster Aid Payments - Webinar Slides and Recording

January 29, 2025
Considerations for 2025 ARC/PLC Program Election January 24, 2025
Tradeoff Between 2025/2026 ARC and PLC

This spreadsheet shows the tradeoff between ARC-CO and PLC payments at various Marketing Year Average prices and county yield levels.

January 24, 2025
ARC-County and PLC Payments for the First 5 Years of the 2018 Farm Bill November 26, 2024
5-Year ARC/PLC Payment Totals for the 2018 Farm Bill

This tool allows the user to see ARC and PLC payments by county and crop, for each year of the 2018 Farm Bill

November 26, 2024
2023/2024 ARC-County Corn, Soybean, and Grain Sorghum Payment Rates October 7, 2024
ARC-County Wheat Payment Rates for 2023/2024 Marketing Year September 10, 2024
Marketing Year Average (MYA) Price Outlooks for ARC/PLC

Note: These will be updated at the end of each month as NASS prices are released

January 31, 2024
Tradeoff between 2024/2025 ARC and PLC

Use this spreadsheet to compare ARC-County potential payouts to PLC at different price levels

January 8, 2024
ARC and PLC selections for 2024 January 8, 2024
ARC-CO Estimates to be Paid in October 2023 August 9, 2023
ARC/PLC Decisions for 2023 January 13, 2023
2022 Drought Will Likely Trigger ARC-CO Payments in 2023 October 17, 2022
Farm Program Payments for 2021/2022 Marketing Year Very Minimal in Kansas October 13, 2022
2018 Farm Bill Program Elections for 2022/2023 Marketing Year September 12, 2022
ARC or PLC? That is the Question January 18, 2022
KSU Releases 2020/2021 ARC-County Projections based on RMA Yields July 1, 2021