relief package

USDA Rolls Out New Emergency Relief Program
USDA Rolls Out New Emergency Relief Program
USDA Rolls Out New Emergency Relief Program
The USDA says they've rolled out a new emergency relief program intended to help commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. "We anticipate and expect that roughly 220,000 producers who had crop insurance losses and roughly 4000 producers who had nap coverage may benefit from this relief announcement ...
AFBF, Vilsack Share Many Of The Same Priorities
AFBF, Vilsack Share Many Of The Same Priorities
AFBF, Vilsack Share Many Of The Same Priorities
Just a head of this week’s confirmation hearing, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall spoke with Ag Secretary designate Tom Vilsack about a variety of issues. Some of the top priorities included the freezing of the COVID-19 relief package for farmers. ...
House Passes Amended Heroes Act
House Passes Amended Heroes Act
House Passes Amended Heroes Act
The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package that Democrats say is an update to the previous $3.4 billion bill that passed in May. The vote was 214 to 207, with 18 Democrats joining all the Republicans who voted against it ...
Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
New pandemic relief for agriculture may be back on the table after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin agreed last week to try to resurrect failed talks with Congressional Democrats. Mnuchin said he recently spoke by phone with Speaker Nancy Pelosi after a key Democrat asked him to do so at a House hearing, where the Secretary cited earlier agreements amid rising public pressure for another attempt