Signups for two Farm Service Agency programs covering last crop year exceeded expectations. Administrator Richard Fordyce says one-point-seven-four million producers initiated contact with their local FSA office before the Monday deadline for Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage. That’s a significant improvement from a few weeks ago, when FSA wasn’t close to reaching their target…

Fordyce says the increase in signup numbers might reflect farmers who didn’t sign up in 2014 that noticed the effectiveness of the safety net programs…

FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce says total signups for 2019 ARC and PLC coverage exceeded their expectations by five percent. Signups for 2020 crop year coverage remain open until June 30th.