The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers through programs for the 2020 crop year.

Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2021 crop year.

USDA reminds farm owners that they have a one-time opportunity to update Price Loss Coverage program yields for covered commodities on the farm.

Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs.