This page assembles resources to help farmers and those working with farmers make sign-up decisions for the commodity support programs ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year. The materials have a Wisconsin focus, but apply not only to Wisconsin.
ARC AND PLC SIGNUP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2025 FOR WISCONSIN FARMERS
- 2025 Recommendations in Brief (PDF Version, Jan 2025)
- Updates on ARC and PLC Recommendations for 2025 (PDF Version, coming in March or April)
- 2025 ARC and PLC Signup Recommendations for Wisconsin Farmers (PDF Version, Jan 2025)
- Signup Recommendations for 2025: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Oats (Video 2025.1 Jan 2025)
- Signup Recommendations for 2025: SCO and ECO (Video 2025.2 Jan 2025)
- Signup Recommendations for 2025: Barley, Sunflowers, Sorghum (Video 2025.3 Jan 2025)
- Historical and Projected Prices and County Yield and Revenue Data (Excel Sheet, Jan 2025)
- ARC and PLC Recommendations for 2025 Power Point (PDF Version, Jan 2025)
USDA Farm Service Agency ARC/PLC Page
USDA Farm Service Agency ARC/PLC Program Data
ARCHIVES
- My ARC/PLC Resources for the 2024 Signup
- My ARC/PLC Resources for the 2023 Signup
- My ARC/PLC Resources for the 2022 Signup
- My ARC/PLC Resources for the 2021 Signup
- My ARC/PLC Resources for the 2019-2020 Signup
Overview of How ARC and PLC Work
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: Introduction (Video 2019.1, Dec 2019)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: PLC (Video 2019.2, Dec 2019)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-CO (Video 2019.3, Dec 2019)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-IC (Video 2019.4, Dec 2019)
- Demonstration of FarmDOC ARC/PLC Payment Calculator (Video 2019.5, Dec 2019)
- PowerPoint: How ARC and PLC work for farmers (PDF Version, Dec 2019)
ARC-Individual Coverage (ARC-IC)
- Who should consider ARC-IC (Video 2021.2, Dec 2020)
- How ARC and PLC work for farmers: ARC-IC (Video 2019.4, Dec 2019)
- The Case for Looking at the ARC-Individual Coverage Option (Article, U of IL, Oct 2019)