DES MOINES – USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Amanda De Jong, recently announced that nearly $43 million will be paid to Iowa farms that enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for 2017 market downturns. Additionally, Iowa FSA will distribute $392 million in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to landowners for their commitment to conservation stewardship.
“ARC and PLC were authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill to protect farmers against unexpected drops in crop prices or revenues,” De Jong said. “These payments help provide reassurance to Iowa farm families who continue to persevere, even in this tough farm economy.”
According to De Jong, PLC payments have triggered for 2017 barley, canola, corn, grain sorghum, wheat and other crops. In the next few months payments will be triggered for rice, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, crambe, and sesame seed. Producers with bases enrolled in ARC for 2017 crops can visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc for updated crop yields, prices, revenue and payment rates. In Iowa, 99 counties have experienced a drop in price and/or revenues below the benchmark price established by the ARC or PLC programs and will receive payments.
“It’s important to remember that ARC and PLC payments by county can vary because average county yields will differ,” De Jong said.
Also, this week, USDA will begin issuing 2018 CRP payments to support voluntary conservation efforts on private lands. In Iowa, 54,631 farms will receive compensation for their efforts to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat.
“Since its inception in the 1980s, CRP has built upon the voluntary participation of farmers and landowners to take sensitive land out of production and establish land cover to improve the environment,” De Jong said.
Don’t need farmers we have Walmart.
Why are all you MAGA guys upset over this? It is Trumps way of election rigging. Pay them off.
know why the brim of a farmers pioneer seed cap is rounded??? so he doesn’t knock it off while reaching in the mailbox for more free money!!!
Trumps started this mess for all,but he didn’t want too lose the farmers vote.He promised to protect them,what about other business he screwed up that has to do with ag also.Thats right your on your own.Just think about that for a minute.
Chuck Grassley calls Social Security “an entitlement” but has no problems taking farm payments.
More farmer welfare courtesy of the Republicans.
Take the food out of the mouths of children, but give money to rich farmers.
The Republican way, take from the poor and give to the rich.
Get rid of the the crooked Republicans & vote Democrat this November 6th.
Clearly words of an idiot, liberal democrat that doesn’t even get it. The programs are there to assist in the farming process for ALL farmers. You are saying that the farmers that are doing better and wealthier shouldn’t get the funds from the program designed for all, but the others should. You certainly need to get your mind checked because your logic is that of a 5 year old
And you’re a numbnuts that likes his or her taxes going to people that have already sucked on the government tit for years…ie your taxes.
You really are that stupid.
And you don’t have any logic..you’re just a dumbass Trumpanzee who has no concept of reality.
You always have been a Liberal IDIOT and are getting worse. Democrats are the ones who gave away millions in food stamps and welfare to people who were capable of working. Get some mental help. You really need it.