This page assembles resources to help farmers (and those working with farmers) make their sign-up decisions for the commodity support programs ARC and PLC for the 2021 crop year. The materials have a Wisconsin focus, but are not exclusively for Wisconsin, as the programs are national in scope.
ARC AND PLC SIGNUP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2021 FOR WISCONSIN FARMERS
- Recommendations in Brief (PDF Version)
- Signup Recommendations for 2021 (Video 2021.1 Dec 2020)
- Have My Recommendations Changed due to the Recent High Prices? N0! (Video 2021.3 Feb 2021)
- SCO, ECO and Crop Insurance for Risk Management in 2021 (Video 2021.4 Feb 2021)
- 2021 ARC and PLC Signup: Recommendations for Wisconsin Farmers (PDF Version Dec 2020)
- Crop Insurance and Marketing for Risk Management in 2021, not ARC/PLC (PDF Version Feb 2021)
- PowerPoint: ARC and PLC Recommendations for 2021 (PDF Version)
- PowerPoint: ARC and PLC Recommendations for 2021 LONG VERSION (PDF Version)
- Who should consider ARC-IC (Video 2021.2)
University of Illinois FarmDOC Payment Simulator
- Updated Guidance on Price Forecast Models for the ARC/PLC Calculator
- Guidance on Price Forecast Models for the ARC/PLC Calculator (PDF Version)
- FarmDOC ARC/PLC Payment Simulator (Online Decision Aid, U of IL)
- Demonstration of FarmDOC Payment Calculator (Video 2019.5)
- Introducing the FarmDoc Payment Calculator (Article, U of IL)
Overview of How ARC and PLC Work
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: Introduction (Video 2019.1)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: PLC (Video 2019.2)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-CO (Video 2019.3)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-IC (Video 2019.4)
- Demonstration of FarmDOC ARC/PLC Payment Calculator (Video 2019.5)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers (PowerPoint, UW-Madison)
ARC-Individual Coverage (ARC-IC)
- Who should consider ARC-IC (Video 2021.2, 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, U of IL)
- 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator (Article, FarmDoc, U of IL)
- Link to Download ARC-IC Payment Calculator (Spreadsheet, U of IL)