Well agricultural producers can now begin enrolling in the Agricultural Risk Coverage Program or ARC and the PLC Price Loss Coverage Program.
USDA says they have applied 30 million new base acres to all the farms and now you can start planting your individual farm. Producers can now change your election and enroll in ARC, or you can enroll in the PLC. Both provide crop-by-crop protection, but they also protect the entire farm with ARC.
Although election changes for 2026 are optional, producers can enroll through a signed agreement each year. Existing multi-year contracts ended in 2025, but producers have the option to sign a new multi-year contract for 25 through 31. The producers can opt to be out of the total program if you want to apply and do so.
The covered commodities in this program of ARC and PLC does include peanuts and they also include corn, chickpeas, canola, sorghum, also long grain rice as well. So, you check with your FSA office to see if you can qualify with your farm.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.