Why Every Farmer Should Consider ACRE

 

Many farms have not been enrolled in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program, and instead still are receiving Federal commodity program payments in the traditional manner that includes a counter-cyclical program (see ACRE Program Enrollment in 2009 and 2010 for details). June 1st is the deadline for enrolling farms into ACRE that still are in the counter-cyclical program. Farmers and landowners may wish to consider ACRE as ACRE’s revenue protection is significantly better than price protection offered by the counter-cyclical program. Moreover, ACRE’s revenue protection differs from the protection offered by crop insurance.