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This provides monthly U.S. prices for selected covered commodities to February 2015 of the 2014/15 marketing year. These prices will be used by USDA to calculate their final estimate of the 2014/15 marketing year average (MYA) price. The 2014/15 MYA price is used in both the PLC and ARC programs to determine the availability of program payments.
This report uses a representative farm approach to detail projected farm program payments under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill for two representative Louisiana farms: a southwest Louisiana rice/soybean farm and a northeast Louisiana cotton and mixed grain farm.
Cotton base acres are now termed generic base acres and can be attributed to other program crops based on annual planted acreage. This report compares projected ARC-CO and PLC payments for alternative covered commodities planted on generic base acres over the 2014-2018 farm bill period.
This report presents a listing of parish-level data files available for specified commodities for use with the ARC-CO/PLC Farm Bill Decision Aid.
This report provides a short overview and quick reference guide to farm bill options and decisions available to producers and landlords under provisions of the 2014 farm bill.
This Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet allows the user to calculate potential PLC and ARC-CO payments for the 2014 crop year for their individual farm. In addition to the spreadsheet, there are two PDF files that provide information on 2014 parish yields (needed to calculate ARC-CO payments) and monthly commodity prices and national marketing year average prices (needed to calculate both PLC and ARC-CO payments).
This report explains the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program - Individual Coverage (ARC-IC) and provides an example of how this 2014 farm bill program option would operate.
This report provides an overview of 2014 Farm Bill program decisions to be made by landowners and producers as the 2015 crop year begins.
This user's guide describes an Excel-based decision tool which can estimate potential ARC-CO and PLC farm program payments, authorized under the 2014 farm bill for major crops in Louisiana. To obtain a spreadsheet data set for a specific Louisiana parish, contact the author at: mdeliberto@agcenter.lsu.edu
This user's guide describes an Excel spreadsheet-based decision tool which can be used by landowners and crop producers to evaluate farm program base acre reallocation decisions authorized under the 2014 farm bill.
This report presents potential ARC-CO and PLC farm program payments under the 2014 farm bill for major program crops in Louisiana for the 2014 through 2018 crop years using current commodity market price forecasts.
This report presents an example of allocating generic base acres under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This fact sheet provides explanations and examples for the base acre reallocation decision available to producers of covered commodities under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This fact sheet provides an example of how farm program yield updates will be calculated for covered commodities under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This fact sheet provides example information related to the program payment calculation under the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Program.
This fact sheet provides example information related to the program payment calculation under the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) Program.
This fact sheet provides information regarding the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) signup and program payment calculation example as authorized under the 2014 farm bill.
These maps identify Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) county-level coverage across the U.S. for major program crops for the 2015 crop year.
This table identifies the parishes and crops for which the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) of the 2014 Farm Bill will be available in Louisiana for the 2015 crop year.
This report presents projections of potential farm bill program payment rates for the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Program and the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program in Louisiana for corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat and rice for the 2014 crop year.
This report provides information related to the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) available to producers of upland cotton under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This report provides information related to the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This report provides information related to the base acre reallocation option available under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This report provides information related to the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This report provides information related to the Margin Protection Program for dairy under provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
This report provides an overview of the Cotton Transition Assistance Payment (CTAP) Program, the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) applicable to producers of upland cotton.
Informational report discussing key provisions of the commodity title of the 2014 Farm Bill
Informational report describing the decisions landowners and growers will have the opportunity to make regarding farm program participation under the 2014 Farm Bill
Informational report regarding current timeline for implementation of the farm program and crop insurance provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill.
Informational report explaining provisions of the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program of the 2014 Farm Bill with examples of program payment calculations.
Informational report explaining provisions of the Price Loss Coverage Program of the 2014 Farm Bill with examples of program yield update and payment rate calculations.
