This page archives the variety of resources to help farmers (and those working with farmers) make their decisions regarding signup for the commodity support programs ARC and PLC for the 2019 and 2020 crop years. The materials have a Wisconsin focus, but are not exclusively for Wisconsin, as the programs are national in scope. The files and links updated or maintained.
2021 Preliminary Recommendations (Oct 14, 2020)
2020 ARC AND PLC SIGNUP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WISCONSIN FARMERS
- Recommendations in Brief (Document, UW-Madison)
- Article Summarizing Recommendations (Document, UW-Madison)
- Signup Recommendations: Updating PLC Payment Yields (Video 3.1, UW-Madison)
- Signup Recommendations: CORN and SOYBEANS (Video 3.2, UW-Madison)
- Signup Recommendations: WHEAT and OATS (Video 3.3, UW-Madison)
- Signup Recommendations: Who should look at ARC-IC (Video 3.4, UW-Madison)
Continuous playlist of all 9 ARC/PLC videos
- ARC and PLC Signup Recommendations (PowerPoint, UW-Madison)
Overview of How ARC and PLC Work
Materials from Agricultural and Applied Economics Department at UW-Madison
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: Introduction (Video 1.1, UW-Madison)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: PLC (Video 1.2, UW-Madison)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-CO (Video 1.3, UW-Madison)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-IC (Video 1.4, UW-Madison)
- Demonstration of Gardner Program Payment Calculator (Video 2.1, UW-Madison)
Continuous playlist of all 9 ARC/PLC videos
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers (PowerPoint, UW-Madison)
Materials from other Universities
- Tradeoff between 2019/2020 ARC and PLC (Video, Kansas State University)
- Tradeoff between 2019/2020 ARC and PLC (Spreadsheet, Kansas State University)
- Updates on Farm Bill ARC and PLC Programs (1-hour Webinar, FarmDoc, U of IL)
Gardner Payment Simulator
- ARC/PLC Payment Simulator (Online Decision Aid, FarmDoc, U of IL)
- Demonstration of Gardner Program Payment Calculator (Video 2.1, UW-Madison)
- Introducing the Gardner-FarmDoc Payment Calculator (Article, FarmDoc, U of IL)
Calculator to Update PLC Payment Yields
- Signup Recommendations: Updating PLC Payment Yields (Video 3.1, UW-Madison)
- Calculating Your Updated Payment Yields (Spreadsheet, Kansas State University)
- How to Update Payment Yields: Step by Step (Fact Sheet, Kansas State University)
ARC-Individual Coverage (ARC-IC)
- Signup Recommendations: Who should look at ARC-IC (Video 3.4, UW-Madison)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-IC (Video 1.4, UW-Madison)
- The Case for Looking at the ARC-Individual Coverage Option (Article, FarmDoc, U of IL)
- 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator (Article, FarmDoc, U of IL)
- Link to Download ARC-IC Payment Calculator (Spreadsheet, FarmDoc, U of IL)
USDA-FSA Data
- Main USDA-FSA ARC/PLC page
- Price, Yield and Guarantee Data for Wisconsin Counties and Crops (Spreadsheet)