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Potato Industry Submits Formal CFAP Feedback to USDA

Published June 24, 2020

Monday was the deadline for commodity groups to plead their case to be part of the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. In a Notice of Funding Availability, the National Potato Council said the industry faces an unprecedented crisis due to…

Evaluating the First Month of CFAP Sign-Up

Published June 24, 2020

It’s been one month since the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up began. In that time, the USDA distributed $4 billion of the $16 billion available in direct payments. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said the program is in a…

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CFAP Sign-Up “Going Okay” for MN Dairy Farmers

Published June 16, 2020

According to Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up is going okay for dairy farmers. At the beginning of the sign-up, more clarification was needed on dairy beef, but Sjostrom says that’s since…

A Look at the Third Week of CFAP Sign-Up

Published June 15, 2020

The USDA has processed just under 20 percent of the $16 billion in direct payments currently available in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. That’s according to the latest data from the USDA Farm Service Agency. In the first three weeks…

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USDA Releases Sign-Up Stats from First Week of CFAP

Published June 5, 2020

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

May Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Boost in Sentiment

Published June 2, 2020

The May Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows a modest uptick in farmer sentiment from April. Farmers are more optimistic about current conditions. Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture Director Jim Mintert says the slight optimism is spillover from…

A Few Limitations for Cattle Producers in CFAP

Published May 29, 2020

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Executive Director Julie Ellingson said while the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is a step in the right direction, there are limitations to the program for cattle producers. "The April 15 date is what's catching many of…

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Local Potato Industry Says CFAP Doesn’t Offer Much Help

Published May 29, 2020

Northern Plains Potato Growers Association President Donavon Johnson says the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program doesn’t offer much assistance for potato growers. At issue is the three eligibility categories. "When we look at CFAP, there are three categories in which…

More Clarity Provided on the CFAP Payments

Published May 29, 2020

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a call with local farm groups to get feedback on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program direct payments last week. In the discussion, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association president Joe Ericson asked North Dakota Farm…

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sign-Up Open

Published May 26, 2020

Farmers and ranchers with an agriculture commodity suffering a five percent or greater price decline due to COVID-19 are eligible for the direct payments in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. For livestock producers, payments will be made based on sales…

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Potato Industry Submits Formal CFAP Feedback to USDA

Evaluating the First Month of CFAP Sign-Up

CFAP Sign-Up “Going Okay” for MN Dairy Farmers

A Look at the Third Week of CFAP Sign-Up

USDA Releases Sign-Up Stats from First Week of CFAP

May Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Boost in Sentiment

A Few Limitations for Cattle Producers in CFAP

Local Potato Industry Says CFAP Doesn’t Offer Much Help

More Clarity Provided on the CFAP Payments

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sign-Up Open

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