By Nick Paulson, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
Successful Farming
The ARC and PLC programs for 2025 are currently projected to make over $13.5 billion in payments. Those payments will be made in October 2026. A challenge facing policymakers is to balance the immediate need for financial assistance facing many farm operations with the fact that 2025 ARC/PLC payments will not be determined and paid until next year.