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Articles tagged under: Market Facilitation Program

Farmers Await Relief as Congress Stalls

Published October 29, 2025

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says he’s working to keep critical farm programs and federal nutrition assistance funded during the government shutdown. Using Section 32 and school nutrition funds, programs like WIC and SNAP will operate through October, but funding…
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GAO Reviews MFP Payments

Published February 3, 2022

In a report on USDA’s Market Facilitation Program, the Government Accountability Office said the Farm Service Agency should have done more to determine the accuracy of the payments. The GAO report also said USDA provided little assistance to specialty crop…
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New GAO Report Flags 2019 Market Facilitation Program Calculations

Published December 21, 2021

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office takes a closer look at the USDA’s 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Programs. Combined, the programs provided $23 billion to farmers and ranchers. The way USDA estimated the value of lost…
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Additional Farm Aid May Not Be a Third MFP

Published March 26, 2020

Combest, Sell and Associates managing partner Tom Sell says the replenished Commodity Credit Corporation funds in the third stimulus package may not be used for another Market Facilitation Program. Instead, Sell says the USDA is working on a new method…
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MFP Gets Attention in Appropriations Subcommittee

Published March 13, 2020

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue came to Capitol Hill Thursday to participate in a Senate Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee hearing. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, who chairs the subcommittee, praised the Market Facilitation Program and the support it provided farmers over the…
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The Potential Impact of an MFP 3.0

Published March 10, 2020

In a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on trade, Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway asked farmers to speak to the impact of a third round of Market Facilitation Program payments. Beeville, Texas farmer Matt Huie responded. "If we don't see an…
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Peterson Stops in Home District for Farm Forum

Published March 9, 2020

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson made his first in-district appearance since announcing his re-election plans at the KKCQ Farm Forum in Fosston. Farm Forum attendees applauded when Peterson said apparently, his district got the most money in the Market…
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Perdue Talks Disaster Aid for Northern Plains Farmers

Published March 2, 2020

Ahead of the National Farmers Union Convention general session, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sat down with the Red River Farm Network to discuss the recently announced disaster aid to sugar cooperatives and pending quality provisions for WHIP+. "Determining quality losses…
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Trump Tweets MFP Message

Published February 21, 2020

Another round of Market Facilitation Program payments may be available in 2020. President Trump tweeted that additional assistance will be available to farmers if needed while the trade deals with China, Mexico and Canada are implemented. Previously, Agriculture Secretary Sonny…
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Perdue is Alert to Weather Challenges in the Northern Plains

Published January 22, 2020

Trade, the Market Facilitation Program and disaster assistance were just a few of the topics Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed at the Farm Bureau convention  in Austin, Texas. Perdue was asked if farmers could navigate 2020 without a new Market…
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