2012 Federal farm program sign-up starts January 23

The 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Election Program (ACRE) enrollment begins January 23, according to Farm Service Agency Acting County Executive Director Debbie Sweet. DCP and ACRE are Federal farm programs which provide payments to producers of eligible crops in order to provide a financial farm safety net.

ACRE provides revenue protection against low market prices or low state and farm yields. Like DCP, a farm must have base acres of a covered commodity in order to be enrolled in ACRE. Eligible commodities include grain and feedstock crops.

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