Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to conduct Farm Bill: ARC/PLC & Farm Financial Decisions meetings statewide this fall. Toledo is one of the meeting sites where producers and landlords can learn about the program election/enrollment process regarding the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and/or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) commodity crop programs. This meeting will take place in Toledo on Wednesday, Nov. 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at The State Bank of Toledo Community Room, 103 S. Broadway. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

“This meeting is designed to help producers, landlords and other agri-business professionals with ARC/PLC election and enrollment process and tools to available,” says Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

Topics and presenters include:

ARC/PLC Programs Rules & Regulations: USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) representative

ARC/PLC Decisions, Using the ISU Payment Analyzer & Farm Financial Issues: Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm Management Specialist

Farm Stress Management and Related Resources: ISU Extension Family Life Specialist

The meeting will last approximately three hours. No pre-registration or registration fee is required. More than 50 similar meetings will be held statewide in November and December.

For more information, contact the Tama County Extension Office at 641-484-2703 or www.extension.iastate.edu/tama.