Articles tagged under: coronavirus
USDA Reveals CFAP 2.0 Details
Published September 18, 2020
USDA will give farmers another chance at COVID-19 relief in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2.0. This new round of assistance will offer up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers facing market disruptions and associated costs because of…Lawmakers Start to Return to D.C. This Week
Published September 7, 2020
Lawmakers start to return to Washington D.C. after Labor Day. One item on the agenda is restarting earlier failed talks on another coronavirus relief package. Crops, livestock and biofuel producers are still trying to recover from billions of dollars in losses.…Thune Says Improvements Needed in New CFAP
Published September 5, 2020
South Dakota Senator John Thune says the USDA came up with a reasonably good formula for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, but improvements can be made. "In South Dakota alone, we've gotten more than $450 million for the program," said…TransFARMation: Dairy Farmer Experiences COVID-19 Firsthand
Published August 17, 2020
Clarissa, Minnesota dairy farmer Patrick Lunemann has his own personal experience with the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the Long Prairie community in Todd County was experiencing a high number of cases. "We did have a couple of confirmed…USDA Extends CFAP Deadline, Adds Commodities
Published August 11, 2020
USDA has extended the application deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to September 11. The list of eligible commodities was also expanded, now including all sheep. Only lambs and yearlings were eligible previously. USDA is also releasing the remaining…Biofuels Caucus Asks USDA to Include Biofuels in COVID-19 Relief
Published August 8, 2020
The Congressional Biofuels Caucus sent a letter to Congressional leadership on Friday requesting additional resources for the biofuels sector in the next piece of the coronavirus relief legislation. The leaders are still working through the details of the fourth economic…COVID-19 Impacts Tyson Foods Quarterly Report
Published August 4, 2020
Tyson Foods finished the third quarter with earnings of $527 million. That’s down from $676 million one year ago. The 22 percent decline in profits was influenced by additional costs for safety equipment, pay raises for workers, plant shutdowns and…Farm Assistance Included in COVID Bill
Published July 28, 2020
The Senate GOP coronavirus relief package includes $20 billion in direct funding for agricultural assistance. When combined with the $14 billion that has already been authorized for the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA will have a total of $34 billion in…Hoeven Roundtable Focuses on New COVID-19 Aid
Published July 15, 2020
Lawmakers are getting feedback on more coronavirus-related assistance. In a roundtable discussion with local farm groups on Wednesday, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven outlined the path forward. "The way we help agriculture this time will likely look similar to what…