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(NAFB) – The Department of Agriculture this week announced the availability of more than $330 million as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program. The funding includes $169.9 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, $75 million for Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program grantees and approximately $80 million in payments to domestic users of upland and extra-long staple cotton. The funding will aid in developing new markets for U.S. agricultural products, expand the...

USDA’s temporary Farmers to Families Food Box program will end after its expiration at the end of May when the funding will sunset for the food response program crafted immediately following the pandemic’s onset in the spring of 2020. Through the program, USDA contractors delivered 157,152,030 of fresh produce, milk, dairy and cooked meats through the food boxes. The agency spent $4 billion on the food box program in 2020. “The food box program was designed and implemented as a temporary...

  kmiragaya - stock.adobe.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the food supply chain recover from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative launched in March, and includes $169.9 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (S...

By Matt Reese From the farmer to the consumer, the whole food chain saw the need for change in 2020 when processing capacity was reduced resulting in back-ups and shortages. This situation was partly due to a problem Ohio agriculture has been talking about for years — there is simply not enough local meat processing capacity. “This is something we have been working on for several years in the state of Ohio. It is so important to our producers,” said Brandon Kern, senior director, state a...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Apr 15, 2021 10:59 AM The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday (April 14, 2021) that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020. The department provided details on program participation to dairy processors and cooperatives in order to ensure donations of nutritious dairy products continue to make their way to Americans struggling with hunger while USDA finalizes the program. The International Da...

Mar 30, 2021 Farm Talk Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative—USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers—will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. USDA is dedicating at least $6 billion toward the new programs. ...

USDA announces additional coronavirus assistance for Ag producers Courtesy of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Posted at 2:03 PM, Apr 14, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-14 15:03:58-04 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to begin offering more assistance to ag producers and organizations recovering from financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commission made the announcement on Wednesday, April 14. More than $330 million...

More than $330 million available to specialty crop and cotton industries in newest installment of pandemic relief. In the agency’s ongoing efforts to address aid shortfalls in previous COVID relief provided to agricultural producers, USDA announced the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the food supply chain recover from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding announced is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance fo...

It’s a fast policy start for dairy in 2021 Policymaking in Washington, D.C., often occurs at a snail’s pace. This holds especially true early in the year when new staff are being hired, alliances are being formed, and lawmakers are testing the political winds. This year is proving to be an exception, with significant implications for dairy. The momentum was already under way last December when Congress enacted a major coronavirus relief package that included key National Milk Producers Fede...

A new year like no other begins Even as the dairy community heralded the completion of work last month on another package of COVID-19 relief legislation, we already knew that 2021 would begin under unprecedented conditions. That’s because our nation continues to weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Even with a vaccine in distribution and hopes for a return to something resembling normal conditions later in the year, difficult work remains. But even as recently as two weeks ago, we...