Articles tagged under: WHIP+ Program
WHIP+ Timeline Discussed
Published March 12, 2022
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux joined the National Association of Wheat Growers for a Q&A session at the Commodity Classic. Minnesota Wheat Growers President Mike Gunderson asked Ducheneaux about the timeline…Northern Plains Farmers Seek Answers on WHIP+ Program
Published March 10, 2022
Northern Plains farmers at the Commodity Classic asked USDA officials about the status of disaster aid. The first round of disaster aid payments for livestock producers who went through drought in 2020 and 2021 are on track to be distributed…Simplifying the WHIP+ Program for 2020 and 2021
Published January 25, 2022
Combest, Sell and Associates Managing Partner Tom Sell is expecting the USDA to simplify the WHIP+ application process at the county level. "That will save a lot of time. The USDA will take the data already available from growers and…Vilsack Reveals More on WHIP+ Program
Published January 25, 2022
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the 2020 and 2021 WHIP+ program payments will be distributed in two tranches this spring. There’s $9.25 billion available for farmers who suffered losses due to natural disasters like drought and flooding. The USDA…2020 and 2021 WHIP+ Program Expected in New Year
Published November 22, 2021
In September, Congress designated $10 billion for disaster relief. National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says it sounds like the USDA is going to use older regulations to roll out the 2020 and 2021 WHIP+ program. "It's a…Pay Attention to the WHIP+ Formula
Published November 12, 2021
Pro Ag Service and Insurance Agent Aaron Vipond is eager to see how the USDA implements the the 2020-2021 WHIP+ program. Based on what is already known about the new program, there could be issues for specialty crop growers with…ND Ag Groups Give Input on Livestock Disaster Aid
Published November 10, 2021
North Dakota farm groups met with Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux in a roundtable discussion this week to discuss the distribution of $10 billion in disaster aid Congress approved in September. It's still not clear when USDA will announce…What’s the Status of the 20/21 WHIP+ Program?
Published November 10, 2021
More than 40 days ago, Congress approved a continuing resolution that included WHIP+ program money for 2020 and 2021 disasters. The USDA has not made an official announcement about a launch date of the program. Combest, Sell and Associates managing…Final 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ Payments Issued
Published November 9, 2021
USDA's Farm Service Agency has authorized the remaining ten percent of the 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ program payments to go out. The initial payments were equal to 50 percent of the calculated payment amount. A second round of payments was…