For farmers and landowners, the ACRE enrollment decision date of August 14 is fast approaching. This section includes resources from Extension, UofI Ag Econ, IL Farm Bureau, and FSA.
farmdoc: ACRE Will Likely Pay More Than The Traditional Alternative 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.
farmdoc: ACRE Overview This is the main ACRE program information page from the Agriculture Economists at the University of Illinois.
farmdoc: FAST Tools The FAST tools main download page provides a link to the "ACRE Comparison Program" Excel spreadsheet that compares payments under ACRE and Traditional commodity program options available in the 2008 Farm Bill.
farmdoc: Historical Analysis of ACRE Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson conducted an historical analysis of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program using data from 1977 through 2007.
USDA: FSA's DCP/ACRE information This page contains links to the resources from FSA about both the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment program and the ACRE program, including fact sheets, calculators, and historical data needed to make decisions.
