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USDA Announces Aid Plans for Farmers

On Wednesday, March 24th, USDA announced that it would release billions of dollars in crop and livestock aid through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The also announced an additional $6 billion aid package for additional priorities of the department. Included in the CFAP program is the $20 per acre payments to farmers of alfalfa, corn, cotton, hemp, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat and other crops. USDA announced Wednesday that, beginning April 5, it will resume allowing producers to sign up for CFAP 2 payments and extend the signup window for 60 days.

More below:

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/03/24/after-identifying-gaps-previous-aid-usda-announces-pandemic

https://www.farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2021/03/24/per-acre-payments-crops-aid-funds

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15591-usda-announces-6b-in-additional-pandemic-aid