Northern Plains farmers at the Commodity Classic asked USDA officials about the status of disaster aid. The first round of disaster aid payments for livestock producers who went through drought in 2020 and 2021 are on track to be distributed later this month. Phase one of the WHIP+ money will come later, likely in late April. Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs Scott Marlow said it hasn’t been as easy to expedite the $10 billion in disaster aid. “When you build off of existing program participation for crops, there are a lot of complexities around some of the restrictions and requirements in the legislation. We’re trying to make sure we can be as responsive and supportive as we can to farmers.”
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