Farm Service Agency has approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
USDA has announced the signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will begin September 21st and run through December 11, 2020.
On Thursday night during a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump announced a new round of pandemic assistants to farmers.
USDA is extending the deadline to apply for CFAP to September 11th and added eligible commodities that are covered by the program.
Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.