The decision to participate in ACRE requires participation by the landowner and all producers on the farm. Therefore, if you're not the owner of the farm, talk to the landowner and, if there are other producers on the farm, talk to them. The decision to participate in ACRE must be unanimous and all owners and producers on the farm must sign the ACRE Election form or you can use our online
eACRE Election process.
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The 2009 Benchmark State Yields, ACRE Guarantee Prices and computed State ACRE Guarantees will be finalized after USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service reports the final 2008/09 average market prices and 2008-crop production data. The posting dates for the final data is as follows:
The Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program (DCP) provides payments to eligible producers on farms enrolled for the 2008 through 2012 crop years. There are two types of DCP payments - direct payments and counter-cyclical payments. Both are computed using the base acres and payment yields established for the farm. DCP is authorized by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) and is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
