Farming & Risk Management Planning

Our resources below will guide you through elements of farm planning via guides, online decision tools, and more.

Crop Insurance

• Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) for Upland Cotton
• Prevented Planting Decision Tool
• Crop Insurance Planting Dates
• Instructions for Crop Insurance Policy Calculator
• Crop Insurance Policy Calculator | Excel Spreadsheet

Market Outlook Reports

• 2024 Market Outlook Reports coming soon.

Commodity Programs for Risk Management

• ARC/PLC Program Data

ARC/PLC Online Resources and Decision Tools

• USDA-Farm Service Agency
  • Source of official farm program explanations, data, and maps.
  • https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/arcplc_program/index
• Texas A&M University, Ag and Food Policy Center
  • Decision tool using MU-FAPRI price estimates. Handles all program crops. Does not include ARC-IC. A separate spreadsheet for ARC-IC is available on request.
  • https://www.afp c.tamu.edu/
• 2018 What if tool Spreadsheet - University of Illinois
  • Spreadsheet calculates (ARC-CO), (PLC), and ARC-IC payments.
  • https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/2018-farm-bill

Futures and Options Commodity Markets

• Introduction to Futures Markets
• Hedging with Agriculture Futures
• Introduction to Options Markets