{"id":2055,"date":"2025-01-17T22:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2025-01-27T22:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:39:21","slug":"2025-arc-and-plc-recommendations-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/2025\/01\/17\/2025-arc-and-plc-recommendations-in-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 ARC and PLC Recommendations in Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expected prices for 2025 are low for many crops. <strong>Enroll in commodity support programs now. If markets change, you can change your elections before the April 15<sup>th<\/sup> deadline.<\/strong> I will monitor market projections and policies during the sign-up period and update my recommendations if warranted, but I do not anticipate having to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary of recommendations for Wisconsin farmers for the 2025 crop year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats: <\/strong><u>Signup for County ARC<\/u> (ARC-CO), but if you want to buy SCO (Supplemental Coverage Option) crop insurance, <u>then signup for PLC<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sorghum, Barley, Sunflower Seeds<\/strong>: <u>Signup for County ARC<\/u> (ARC-CO)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Resources for Making ARC and PLC Decisions for 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UW ARC\/PLC Extension Page: <a href=\"https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/extension\/arc-plc-signup\/\">https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/extension\/arc-plc-signup\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Videos: Explanations for 2025 Signup Recommendations:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Oats: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l5fYusb0D6s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/l5fYusb0D6s<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barley, Sunflowers, Sorghum: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-djgi34N2p0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-djgi34N2p0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blog Post: Initial 2025 ARC and PLC Signup Recommendations <a href=\"https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/2025\/01\/17\/initial-arc-and-plc-recommendations-for-2025\/\">https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/2025\/01\/17\/initial-arc-and-plc-recommendations-for-2025\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/piyOLFnPMnI\">How ARC and PLC work<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/piyOLFnPMnI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/piyOLFnPMnI<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fQeDQSC-d0s\">How ARC-IC (Individual Coverage) works<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fQeDQSC-d0s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fQeDQSC-d0s<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aae.wisc.edu\/pdmitchell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/2025-Recommendations-in-Brief-3.pdf\">PDF Version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expected prices for 2025 are low for many crops. 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