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USDA issues $9.6 billion in safety net programs
Oct 5, 2017, 07:54 AM
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The USDA will begin issuing farm safety net and conservation payments this week.
More than $9.6 billion in payments will be made to farmers through the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), and Conservation Reserve programs (CRP). About $8 billion will be given under the ARC and PLC programs for the 2016 crop year and $1.6 billion under CRP for 2017.
More than 500,000 producers will receive ARC payments and more than 250,000 farmers will receive PLC payments for their 2016 crops.
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