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The Economics of the 2010 ACRE Decision (available until June 15, 2010)
Describes the economic factors involved in the 2010 ACRE enrollment decision.(Gary Schnitkey, farmdoc)
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Summary and Benefits to ACRE (available until June 15, 2010)
Describes the benefits of ACRE and summarizes some of the more important ACRE provisions (Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson, farmdoc)
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2008 Farm Bill: Acre Overview (available until June 15, 2010)
Provides a complete explanation of the ACRE program (Doug Yoder, Illinois Farm Bureau)
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ACRE Election and Enrollment (available until June 15, 2010)
Provides a complete description of the ACRE election and signup process (Stan Wilson, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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ACRE Comparison Program
This program compares payments under ACRE and Traditional commodity program options available in the 2008 Farm Bill. |
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ACRE Payment Estimator
This program allows the user to estimate ACRE Payments. |
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Estimated 2009 and 2010 ACRE Payments (April 2010)
For 2009, state ACRE payments in Illinois are estimated at $27 per acre for corn, $0 for soybeans, and $90 for wheat. For 2010, state ACRE payments are estimated at $41 per acre for corn, $14 for soybeans, and $33 for wheat.  |
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ACRE Payment Estimates: Release of FAST ACRE Payment Estimator (December 2010)
A new Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to estimate the amount of Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) payments a farm will receive for the 2009 crop. |
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Crop Priority in ACRE (September 2010)
Farmers who signed up for the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) can change their crop priority by September 30. Priorty will matter only to farms where planted acres times 1.2 exceeds total base acres. |
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ACRE Will Likely Pay More than the Traditional Alternative for Receiving Farm Commodity Payments (September 2010)
Based on historical experience for corn, soybean, and wheat acres in Illinois, the ACRE program is expected to generate payments that exceed the direct payments given up to enroll in the program over time. The chance of ACRE payments being triggered for corn, soybeans, and wheat in 2009 is projected to be higher than average. |
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Historical Analysis of ACRE (July 2009)
We conducted an historical analysis of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program using data from 1977 through 2007. This analysis provides indications of: the frequency of ACRE payments, the size of ACRE payments, and the frequency farm triggers are met. |
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Five-Year Olympic Average Yields and ACRE (April 2009)
Five-year Olympic average yields will enter into the calculation of eligibility and amount of payments received under Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE), an option made available in the 2008 Farm Bill for receiving commodity program payments |
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The ACRE Program Decision and Some Illustrative Examples (February 2009)
A fundamental change in commodity title programs in the 2008 Farm Bill resulted in the creation of the new Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE). |
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Questions and Answers About the ACRE Provision of the 2008 Farm Bill (January 2009)
This document describes the ACRE program, a choice farmers have for receiving Federal farm commodity payments. This document describes the ACRE program, a choice farmers have for receiving Federal farm commodity payments. |
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