According to North Dakota FSA State Executive Director Brad Thykeson, the Farmer Bridge Assistance payments are designed to help fill the financial gap until updated ARC and PLC payments are distributed in October. “I think that the Trump administration realizes that the tariffs definitely put producers behind the eight-ball on our pricing on commodities, especially going into this year’s crop,” said Thykeson. “This payment is to help us get through the poor prices that we absorbed during the fall and get us into operating mode to 2026, when things should look a little bit better.” The per-acre, per-crop payment will be in the hands of the producers by February 28th.
