What
Elect ARC or PLC for your base acres and sign the 2026 contract at your county FSA office. Miss it and the farm gets no 2026 ARC/PLC payment.
Who
Owners and operators of farms with base acres (wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton and others).
Official links
Plain-English guide: ARC and PLC Basics for 2026 and 2027 Enrollment
Dates checked Oct 18, 2026 against the official links above. The agency's own notice governs.
Text me 7 days and 1 day before
Reminder texts aren't on yet. When they are, you'll get exactly two texts for this deadline, 7 days and 1 day before, then they stop.
Cownty reminder: ARC/PLC 2026 election and enrollment deadline is in 7 days, Dec 11. cownty.com/moment/arc-plc-2026 STOP=end