2014 Farm Bill

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FARM SERVICE AGENCY FACT SHEET May 2017

Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Program 

Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions

OVERVIEW

The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the Agriculture 

Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage 

(PLC) program, which are administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service 

Agency (FSA). ARC/PLC provides revenue and price 

loss payments to eligible producers for the 2014 through 

2018 crop years.

Producers who participate in ARC/PLC are subject to an 

acre-for-acre payment reduction when fruits, vegetables 

and wild rice (FAV/Wild Rice) are planted on the 

payment acres of a farm.

APPLICABLE CROPS

FAV/Wild Rice planting provisions apply to the 

following commodities:

• Fruits (including nuts);

• Vegetables, other than mung beans and pulse crops 

(dry peas, lentils and chickpeas); and

• Wild rice.

FAV/WILD RICE PLANTING PROVISIONS 

ON BASE ACREAGE

In general, planting and harvesting FAV/Wild Rice on 

ARC/PLC payment acreage is subject to an acre-foracre payment reduction when more than 15 percent 

of the base acres of a farm enrolled in ARC using the 

county coverage or PLC are planted to FAV/Wild Rice; 

or when more than 35 percent of base acres of a farm 

enrolled in ARC using individual coverage are planted 

to FAV/Wild Rice.

DOUBLE-CROPPING EXCEPTION

ARC/PLC payment acres are not reduced for FAV/Wild 

Rice planted under the double-cropping exception.

FAV/Wild Rice may be double-cropped with a covered 

commodity. The farm must be in a county that is 

included as a region approved for double-cropping 

covered commodities with FAV/Wild Rice. These 

regions are established by FSA state committees and 

will be published in the Federal Register.

FAV/WILD RICE PLANTING PROVISIONS 

ON NON-BASE ACREAGE

Planting FAV/Wild Rice on acres that are not considered 

base acres will not result in payment reductions.

FAV/WILD RICE PLANTING PROVISIONS 

FOR NON-ARC/PLC FARMS

If a farm is eligible to participate in ARC/PLC, but is 

not enrolled in ARC/PLC for a particular year, then:

• Unlimited FAV/Wild Rice can be planted and 

harvested for that year;

• The farm will not receive any ARC/PLC payments 

for the applicable year;

• The farm may be enrolled in ARC/PLC in 

succeeding years and be eligible for ARC/PLC 

benefits; and

• Production of loan commodities from the farm is 

eligible for marketing assistance loans and loan 

deficiency payments.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

This fact sheet is for informational purposes only; other 

restrictions may apply. For more information on FAV/

Wild Rice rules or other ARC/PLC program matters, 

visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, visit FSA’s website at 

www.fsa.usda.gov or contact your local FSA county 

office or USDA service center. To find your local office, 

visit http://offices.usda.gov.

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rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating 

based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived 

from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil 

rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply 

to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact 

USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination 

Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.

html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all 

of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 

632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.