With a 208-to-199 vote, Congress has passed a $3 trillion coronavirus assistance bill. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson supported the bill, but does not expect it to pass in its present form in the Senate. This bill includes emergency assistance for farmers who were forced to depopulate animals due to plant shutdowns, There’s direct support for the biofuels industry and adjustments made in the Dairy Margin Coverage program.
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