The House Agriculture Committee released the list of agriculture provisions included in the HEROES Act 2.0. The total package would cost $2.2 trillion, a slight decline from the $3 trillion HEROES Act passed in the spring. This bill would provide payments to farmers for depopulated livestock and poultry, with payments not exceeding the average market value of market ready livestock. The legislation provides $500 million to support specialty crop growers dealing with supply chain issues, supports biofuel plants impacted by the pandemic and would provide block grants for state departments of agriculture to deal with farm stress. Read more details.
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