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Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley said last week he is confident there will be additional help for farming in what will likely be the last major pandemic stimulus bill. While he’s confident that Congress could pass such legislation quickly, he’s less confident of the amount. When it c ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation says farmers need more help to mitigate losses from the coronavirus pandemic. Now the organization is calling on Congress to provide additional resources for rural communities. AFBF President Zippy Duvall said the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was a good start ...

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers. Starting May 26th, the Department of Agriculture will accept applications from farmers who have suffered losses of 5% or more ...

The USDA may roll out a plan to provide relief to farmers this week. Reuters reports the plan may be unveiled soon, as part of the billions of dollars in funding made available to farmers and ranchers through the CARES Act. USDA sources say the initial plan will include direct payments to farmers, using CARES Act funding, and other resources ...

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the USDA is working on a plan to allocate relief funds to farmers. On Wednesday, Perdue said the $14 billion allocated to the Commodity Credit Corporation, "would come later," however, noting the CCC has only $6 billion in borrowing authority currently ...