More than 25 agricultural associations are asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up deadline and update the program. The associations say the August 28 deadline may exclude eligible producers from participating and the extra time would help the Farm Service Agency process more applications. There’s been lower participation in portions of least two key sectors of agriculture: the livestock industry and specialty crops. Data included in the correspondence says hog producers have only received $430,000 of the $2.1 million of estimated payments in the first 80 percent of the program. The letter also addresses CFAP eligibility criteria including sales dates and second tranche payment rates. Read the letter.
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