Articles tagged under: Market Facilitation Program
USDA Releases MFP County Rate Details
Published July 25, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released more details of the new round of trade mitigation payments on Thursday. According to the USDA, county rate payments for non-specialty crops like corn, canola, wheat and soybeans will range between $15 to $150…Censky Meets with Minnesota Farmers, Talks MFP
Published June 19, 2019
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky came back to his home state of Minnesota and met with state farm leaders on Tuesday. States like Minnesota and North Dakota, which are more dependent on exports, will see that reflected in the…Regional Basis Could Be Considered for MFP 2.0
Published June 13, 2019
Senate Agriculture Committee members pressed USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson for more details on the 2019 Market Facilitation Program in a hearing Thursday. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar asked if USDA is considering regional shipping disparities within each commodity. North Dakota…MN Farmers Among Top 2018 MFP Payments
Published June 13, 2019
Minnesota farmers were paid more than $680 million in the 2018 Market Facilitation Program. The state received some of the highest payments in the country. That’s according to data from the USDA and American Farm Bureau Federation. North Dakota farmers…Learning from 2018, Preparing for 2019 MFP
Published June 13, 2019
American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist John Newton says the 2018 Market Facilitation Program payment stats from USDA tell a story about U.S. production. Soybean producers benefited the most from the first round of payments, followed by cotton and sorghum…Perdue Promises Trade Assistance as “Quickly as Possible”
Published June 13, 2019
While few details are still available, the proposal for USDA's latest round of Market Facilitation Program payments is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget. Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue…House Lawmakers Press for More Info on MFP 2.0
Published June 11, 2019
House lawmakers want more information on the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments. They asked specific questions of Chief Ag Negotiator Gregg Doud and USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney during a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Missouri Representative…MN Farmers Talk MFP, Prevent Plant and More with House Ag Chair
Published May 30, 2019
A group of about 250 farmers met in Marshall, Minnesota for a Town Hall discussion with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. Peterson spent a lot of time discussing the new Market Facilitation Program. Peterson made it clear to farmers…MFP 2.0 Won’t Make Producers Whole
Published May 29, 2019
During a roundtable discussion on the new USDA trade assistance, North Dakota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Brad Thykeson stressed the program won’t make producers whole. "This new MFP is still in its infant stages. USDA is still working on…