Articles tagged under: Bart Fischer
FSA Finishing Up Processing First Half of 2019 WHIP+ Payments
Published February 15, 2021
As the Farm Service Agency takes applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program, the agency is also trying to finish processing WHIP+ program payments. In North Dakota, FSA offices are through the bulk of WHIP+ program applications, but there are…USDA Still Working Through WHIP+ Program Backlog
Published November 15, 2020
As of October 27, a few days before the WHIP+ program sign-up closed, the USDA paid out more than $79.1 million to North Dakota farmers for the 2019 crop year and more than $14 million for 2018. In Minnesota, USDA…Questions Remain on Status of 2019 WHIP+ Payments
Published October 22, 2020
There are fewer than 10 days left until the WHIP+ program sign-up closes and some farmers still waiting on half or all of their payments. Texas A&M University Agriculture and Food Policy Center co-director Bart Fischer says there isn’t a…Ag Economists Dive Into COVID-19 Direct Payment Details
Published May 22, 2020
Texas A&M University Agricultural and Food Policy Center co-director Bart Fischer is fielding questions from farmers on the USDA direct payment program. The agency still needs to clarify a few details, including the definition of un-priced inventory. "Our expectation is…Fischer Goes from Ag Committee to AFPC
Published August 6, 2019
Effective September 1, Dr. Bart Fischer will join Joe Outlaw as the co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University. Fischer is now House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway’s deputy staff director. Fischer has also…