Articles tagged under: Market Faciliation Program

County Payment Rates Vary in MFP 2.0

Published July 26, 2019

Neighboring counties will differ in payment rates under the new Market Facilitation Program.  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the different payment rate variations are an attempt to equitably distribute the funds. "Disparities were impossible to overcome aside from doing an…
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Trade Mitigation Payments Approved by OMB

Published July 17, 2019

On Monday afternoon, President Trump hinted the Office of Management and Budget approved the trade mitigation payments for the Market Facilitation Program. "We're going to give them $16 billion. It's just been approved. I approved it." The Office of Management…
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MFP Details Coming Soon

Published June 6, 2019

The details of the new Market Facilitation Program will be released within a matter of days. "I believe people deserve an answer sooner rather than later," said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Perdue emphasized the goals of the MFP payments differ from…
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USDA Launches Round Two of MFP Payments

Published December 17, 2018

USDA has launched the final round of trade mitigation payments. Farmers are now eligible to receive Market Facilitation Program payments for the second half of their 2018 production. For farmers who have already applied, completed harvest and certified their production,…
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