COVID Relief
“We don’t need to rewrite the entire farm bill,” Rep. Thompson (R-Pa.) says. “We’re comfortable with many parts of the 2018 bill and there aren’t many tweaks, instead things we need to protect and invest in.”
President Trump has added $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program and extended it beyond the end of October.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that eligible employees are entitled to paid sick time because of COVID-19, and employers are eligible for a tax credit to offset the expense.
In the long run, what opportunities could farmers harvest? Consider these emerging trends.
USDA’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation, farmers can expect to receive the remaining 20% by the end of August.
USDA will accept CFAP applications until September 11.
To date, $1.286 billion have been paid to dairy farmers.
USDA last week noted 7,700 dairy producers have applied for and have received $337 million in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments.