USDA Announces Additional Emergency Relief for Producers

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week his agency is planning for additional emergency relief and pandemic assistance.  USDA will soon roll out phase two of the Emergency Relief Program as well as the new Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program.  Those programs will help offset crop and revenue losses for producers.  USDA is announcing the forthcoming assistance early enough to give producers time to gather documents and train the agency’s staff.

“We have diligently worked to help agricultural producers bounce back from devastating natural disasters and COVID-19 through a number of programs,” Vilsack said. “These new programs are focused on filling gaps in assistance where some producers have fallen through the cracks.”

ERP phase two will assist eligible producers who suffered  crop losses due to wildfires, hurricanes, flood, derechos, and others.  PARP will help eligible commodity producer who lost revenue in 2020 compared to previous years due to COVID-19.

For more info, visit the USDA's Website.

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