Category Archives: USDA Programs

Enrollment Periods for Crop and Dairy Safety-Net Programs Announced

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The United States Department of Agriculture announced the enrollment periods for key farm safety-net programs.  The enrollment period for ARC (Agriculture Risk Coverage) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage) will run from January 21 – April 15.  For the DMC (Dairy Margin Coverage) program, dairy producers will have from January 29 – March 31 to enroll. ARC/PLC Producers who have land with base acres of covered commodities likely qualify to enroll in either ARC or PLC.  These programs offer financial assistance to producers.  ARC provides payments when a farm’s… Read More →

Federal Judge Enjoins USDA from Using “Socially Disadvantaged Farmer/Rancher” Category in Making ERP 2022 Payments

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A federal judge in Texas entered an injunction in Strickland v. USDA prohibiting the USDA from providing increased payments or additional relief to those meeting its definition of a “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” in its ERP 2022 program.  [Read Opinion and Order here.]  While the injunction applies only to ERP 2022, the Court’s discussion of the Plaintiffs’ likelihood of success on the merits could seemingly apply to other programs for which the “socially disadvantaged” categorization is used. Background Plaintiffs are Texas farmers who sued the USDA alleging the USDA’s… Read More →