MANHATTAN, KAN. -
The Kansas Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director (SED), David Schemm, has announced that Kansas FSA has issued $808 Million dollars in 2025 AEC/PLC payments and 2026 CRP payments.
“These dollars help producers and landowners in our state cover operating expenses, purchase supplies and equipment, and do business with local companies, creating a positive economic ripple effect throughout our rural communities,” said David Schemm, State Executive Director in Kansas. “It's a tremendous investment in Kansas agriculture and, collectively, in American agriculture.”
USDA recently announced nationwide historic
safety net assistance totaling $13.8 billion in gross payments through the
Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the
2025 crop year and an additional $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) annual payments for 2026.
ARC and PLC election and enrollment period for the 2026 crop year opened Sept. 16 and runs through Dec. 11, 2026, and for the 2027 crop year from Nov. 2, 2026, through March 15, 2027.
The WFTCA added an additional 30 million new base acres to farms nationwide. Because eligible acres exceeded the nationwide 30-million-acre cap, FSA applied an across-the- board, prorated reduction of 3.69% to all newly allocated base acres.
In Kansas,1.67 million additional base acres were added. These additional base acres impact ARC and PLC starting with the 2026 and future crop years, further improving the farm safety net.
CRP Acres and Impact
CRP payments to agricultural producers and private landowners for 2026 cover 182,537 acres currently under active CRP contracts in Kansas. These annual rental payments are made to eligible landowners who establish long-term, resource-conserving vegetative covers. CRP payments support participating landowners while protecting natural resources, enhancing wildlife habitat and strengthening rural economies.
Grassland CRP continues to play an important role in working lands conservation. Following 2026 enrollment, Grassland CRP is expected to account for more than 40% of all CRP enrolled acreage nationwide including 98,956 acres in Kansas, helping ranchers conserve valuable grasslands while maintaining livestock grazing and haying operations.