Enrollment season for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) commodity support programs is underway.

Producers can make elections and enroll for the 2026 crop year now through Dec. 11. Elections and enrollment for 2027 can occur from Nov. 2, 2026, through March 15, 2027.

Farmers can make program elections and enroll online at fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc using a Login.gov account or in person through their local FSA office.

Producers who don’t submit elections and enroll for 2026 by Dec. 11 will be ineligible for 2026 program year payments. Landowners can’t enroll in the programs unless they have a share interest in the farm.

Commodities eligible for the programs include corn, soybeans, peanuts, seed cotton, and more.

Enrolling in ARC and PLC may affect commodities’ eligibility for crop insurance programs. For example, upland cotton farmers who enroll seed cotton acres in ARC or PLC can’t use the Stacked Income Protection Plan crop insurance program for those acres.

However, producers can now add Supplemental Coverage Option or Enhanced Coverage Option protections for their crops, regardless of their ARC or PLC status. Republicans’ July 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill law removed the prohibition on producers purchasing SCO coverage for ARC acres.

The reconciliation law also resulted in USDA adding more than 30 million more base acres to ARC and PLC. Landowners can view their base allocation notifications online or in person at their county FSA office.

Source and more information: USDA Announces 2026 and 2027 Enrollment for Key Price and Revenue Safety Net Programs, Completes First Base Acre Increase in Two Decades | Farm Service Agency