Area farmers can learn about the USDA Farm Bill’s revenue and price support options for 2024 during a workshop scheduled from 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Adams County Extension Office located at 2975 S. Baltimore Ave, just south of Hastings.
Anastasia Meyer, an Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Ag-ricul-tural Profitability, and local Nebraska Farm Service Agency (FSA) representatives will be discussing the USDA safety-net programs that help farmers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops.
Farmers who attend the workshop will have the opportunity to learn about the pros and cons of their choices for program enrollment.
“USDA Safety-net programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) are designed to help farmers mitigate some of the financial stressors associated with crop production. I encourage farmers to evaluate their program elections and enroll for the 2024 crop year,” Nebraska FSA Acting State Executive Director Tim Divis, said.
Brad Lubben, Nebraska Extension policy specialist, said changes in commodity crop prices over the past several years may influence producers’ ARC/PLC decision-making process for 2024.
“With the one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, producers face a familiar choice between ARC and PLC for 2024, but under different circumstances now as compared to the past several years,” Lubben said. “Understanding the program mechanics and analysis will help farmers make sound enrollment decisions with FSA.”
Although election changes for 2024 are optional, enrollment (signed contract) with FSA is required by the March 15 deadline for each year of the program.
The workshop is free and open to the public. More information is available on the UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability’s website, https://cap.unl.edu/ farmbill. Please register for the workshop by Feb. 13 by contacting the Nebraska Extension Office in Adams County at 402-461-7209 or [email protected].
