National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner says the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up is more difficult to monitor and determine its success, because it’s much different from a regular farm program. “We just don’t know for sure what to expect, but we do know that we don’t want anyone left behind. If a producer’s commodity got approved late in the game, we want them to have the full opportunity to apply.” Conner thinks the USDA will be sympathetic to CFAP sign-up requests, because the agency wants the program to be successful. “I’m very inclined to think Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue doesn’t want this to drag on forever, you can’t run an agency that way, but USDA wants to give people ample time to apply.”
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