Farmers polled on their Farm Bill program decisions

Time is ticking for farmers to decide which farm bill program to lock in for the 2014 to 2018 growing seasons, according to AgWeb.

The March 4 Farm Journal Pulse asked farmers about the 2014 Farm Bill’s commodity farm safety coverage programs—Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) or some combination. Signup deadline is March 31.

Here are the results from more than 1,200 farmer responses:

• ARC: 44 percent
• PLC: 5 percent
• ARC-IC: 3 percent
• ARC-CO & PLC: 24 percent
• PLC & SCO: 1 percent
• Have not decided: 18 percent
• Does not apply to me: 5 percent

Click here for more information on how you can participate in Farm Journal Pulse surveys. It is as easy as answering two quick poll questions per month via text message from your mobile phone.