By Carl Zulauf
Ohio State University Ag Economist
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
University of Illinois Ag Economists
This article contains a summary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) report on commodity program choice for the 2021 crop year. For most crops, share of base acres enrolled in ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage – County version) increased. Share decreased in ARC-IC (ARC farm version) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage).