Agriculture Risk Coverage Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The ARC program carried over from the 2014 Farm Bill.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
Beneficiaries
- Other
ARC provides payments to eligible producers on farms enrolled for the 2019 through 2024 crop years.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
ARC is income support through a revenue-based program that is designed to cover a portion of a farmer's out-of-pocket loss when crop revenues fall below the guarantee, with the benchmark revenue based on either county level for ARC-CO or the individual farms historic revenue for ARC-IC. ARC-CO payment calculation is based on base acres. Payments are triggered when actual county crop revenue of a covered commodity is less than the ARC-CO guarantee for the covered commodity. ARC-IC payments are triggered when the actual crop revenue, averaged across all covered commodities planted on the ARC-IC farm, is less than ARC-IC guarantee, averaged across those covered commodities planted or eligible subsequently planted crop acreage on the farm.
Producers receive their ARC payments after October 1, after the end of the marketing year for a specific covered commodity.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 15 to 30 days
- Appeal: From 15 to 30 days
Approval of payments depends on farmer compliance with conservation and wetland provisions.
Program details & compliance
Description
The ARC program is an income support program that provides payments when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guaranteed level for covered commodities.
Mission Categories
Primary: Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The Agricultural Risk Coverage-County Coverage (ARC-CO) provides income support through revenue loss coverage at the county level for selected covered commodities on a farm. The Agricultural Risk Coverage-Individual Coverage program provides income support through revenue loss coverage at the farm level for all acreage devoted to covered commodities across all of a producer's ARC-IC farms.
ARC income support through a revenue-based program designed to cover a portion of a farmer's out-of-pocket loss (referred to as "shallow loss") when crop revenues fall below benchmark revenue levels, with the benchmark revenue based on either county level historic revenue for ARC-CO or the individual farm's historic revenue for ARC-IC.
Required Documentation
It is understood and agreed that producers on a farm may participate in the program only by enrolling in a contract that is consistent with the election previously made for the farm and covered commodities of that farm. Election is not enrollment and the election that applies to a farm and the covered commodities of a farm applies without regard to whether or not producers choose to enroll the farm or not. Enrollment is required each and every contract year. When required, the Farm Service Agency (FSA), may require documentary evidence supporting any certification of yield, production, occupancy by providing that documentation to the county committee of the county where the farm is administratively located.