Officials at the USDA Risk Management Agency have clarified how they will determine a cotton producer’s eligibility for purchasing the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) insurance endorsement on their 2021 cotton acres based on whether or not they have enrolled seed cotton base acres on a farm, into either the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs that are available through the USDA Farm Service Agency. Legislatively, a producer is not allowed to have an active enrollment in the ARC/PLC program on seed cotton base acres and an active STAX policy endorsement on their insured cotton acres on ...