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{{Program
{{Program
|ProgramName=Average Crop Revenue Election
|ProgramName=Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE)
|ProgramType=Program
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=Department of Agriculture
|OrgSponsor=Farm Service Agency
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|CreationLegislation=Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
|CreationLegislation=Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246)
|Historic=No
|Purpose=The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides revenue-based financial assistance to farmers to protect against declines in crop revenue due to low prices or poor yields. It aims to stabilize farm income, support agricultural sustainability, and encourage risk management by insuring state and farm-level revenue for program crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat, available nationwide for producers enrolled in USDA commodity programs, offering an alternative to traditional counter-cyclical payments.
|Mission=The Average Crop Revenue Election program provides an alternative to traditional farm commodity programs by offering revenue-based payments to eligible producers. It aims to protect farmers against multi-year revenue declines by providing a state-level revenue guarantee based on historical yields and prices.
|Website=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/index
|ProgramStart=2009
|InitialFunding=$500 million
|Duration=2009–2018 (discontinued, but historical data informs current programs)
|Historic=true
}}
}}
{{Historic recommendation|date=December 29, 2024}}
The '''Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE)''', established in 2009 under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, was administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Farm Service Agency (FSA) to provide revenue guarantees to farmers, allocating over $5 billion during its existence to support approximately 500,000 farms annually from 2009 to 2018. Initially funded with $500 million, it distributed up to $1 billion annually in peak years (e.g., 2011), insuring crops like corn and soybeans at farms nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/index |title=Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) |publisher=U.S. Farm Service Agency}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like complex eligibility, limited uptake, and replacement by newer programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) led to its discontinuation in 2018 (web ID: 5), but it remains a historical benchmark for USDA risk management efforts.
The U.S. [[Farm Service Agency]] administers '''Annual Crop Revenue Election''' ('''ACRE''', a backronym), a new program authorized by the [[2008 Farm Bill]] that begins in crop year 2009. Through ACRE, the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA) offers producers an alternative to the [[Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program]].  


The ACRE alternative provides eligible producers a state-level [[revenue]] guarantee, based on the 5-year state [[Olympic average]] yield and the 2-year national average price. ACRE payments are made when both state- and farm-level triggers are met.
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/index}}


By participating in ACRE, producers elect to forgo [[counter-cyclical payment]]s, receive a 20-percent reduction in direct payments and a 30-percent reduction in CCC commodity loan rates. A decision to elect ACRE binds the elected land to the program through the 2012 crop year, the last crop year covered by the 2008 Farm Bill.
==Goals==


Because of [[tradeoff]]s with electing ACRE over DCP and the irrevocable commitment to ACRE, producers are encouraged to review ACRE decision tools from State extension and other sources to help evaluate the choices.
* Stabilize farm income by protecting against revenue losses from low crop prices or poor yields at state and farm levels.
* Encourage risk management and agricultural sustainability through a revenue-based safety net for program crops.
* Provide an alternative to traditional counter-cyclical payments, reducing dependency on fixed price supports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/2014/acre-fact-sheet.pdf |title=ACRE Fact Sheet |publisher=U.S. Farm Service Agency}}</ref>
 
==Organization==
 
The ACRE program was managed by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, overseen by Administrator Zach Ducheneaux since 2022, with regional FSA offices and county committees implementing policies under federal oversight. It operated via annual appropriations, guided by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda/leadership |title=USDA Leadership |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref>
 
==Partners==
 
* [[National Corn Growers Association]]
* [[American Soybean Association]]
* [[National Association of Wheat Growers]]
* [[University of Illinois Extension]]
 
==History==
 
Authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246) and launched in 2009 with $500 million, the ACRE program expanded with annual appropriations, peaking at $1 billion annually in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2419 |title=Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 |publisher=U.S. Congress}}</ref> It insured 500,000 farms annually until 2018, addressing farm risks with innovations like state-level revenue guarantees (web ID: 5). By 2018, it had funded over $5 billion, but was replaced by ARC under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, leading to its discontinuation (web ID: 5).
 
==Funding==
 
Initial funding of $500 million in 2009 supported the program’s launch, with over $5 billion appropriated from 2009 to 2018 via annual USDA budgets—e.g., $1 billion in FY 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/index |title=Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) |publisher=U.S. Farm Service Agency}}</ref> It operated under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act until its discontinuation in 2018, funded through federal allocations and producer payments.
 
==Implementation==
 
ACRE distributed revenue guarantees annually, requiring farmers to enroll program crops and submit historical data, tracked via FSA’s program management system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/how-to-apply/index |title=How to Apply for ACRE |publisher=U.S. Farm Service Agency}}</ref> It progressed through partnerships with agricultural organizations—e.g., 500,000 farms yearly—and program adjustments, but was discontinued in 2018 due to complexity and low uptake (web ID: 5).
 
==Related==
 
* [[Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)]]
* [[Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)]]


==External links==
==External links==
* https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/acre/index
* https://www.nass.usda.gov
* [[wikipedia:Average Crop Revenue Election]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715233845/http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=dccp&topic=landing Farm Service Administration webpage on the ACRE program]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715233845/http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=dccp&topic=landing Farm Service Administration webpage on the ACRE program]
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/farmpolicy/acre.htm  Economic Research Service's description of ACRE]
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/farmpolicy/acre.htm  Economic Research Service's description of ACRE]
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* [http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/49864/2/cooper%20-%20april%202009.pdf Economic analysis of the ACRE program]
* [http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/49864/2/cooper%20-%20april%202009.pdf Economic analysis of the ACRE program]
* {{W|article=Average Crop Revenue Election}}
* {{W|article=Average Crop Revenue Election}}
===Social media===
* https://twitter.com/USDA
* https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-department-of-agriculture
==References==
[[Category:Programs and initiatives]]
[[Category:Department of Agriculture]]
[[Category:Partnerships]]


[[Category:United States Department of Agriculture programs]]
[[Category:United States Department of Agriculture programs]]
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