USDA to Resume WHIP+ and QLA Program Payments
The USDA announced that more than $1 billion in funds will be released for farmers that had their applications approved for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program and the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus )WHIP+.) This is for the 2018 and 2019 crop years. Qualifying for the QLA for example, maybe you had really light test weight corn because of the weather. Depending on how low the test weight was you may quality for the QLA Program.
The Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program was a little more complicated especially for County Farm Service Agency staff to fill out. When the program was first announced I did not pay any attention to the program because there are not many hurricanes and wildfires in Minnesota! Then the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program was revised to WHIP plus. The revision to the plus meant crop losses because of wind and excessive rain meant many farmers in Minnesota now qualified for the program
USDA issues additional disaster loss payments
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USDA to begin payments for producers impacted by 2018 and 2019 natural disasters
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Hoeven secures commitment from deputy agriculture secretary nominee to visit North Dakota
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WASHINGTON – At a recent hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, the nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to visit North Dakota and learn firsthand about Grand Farm, a project led by Emerging Prairie to develop and demonstrate the next generation of precision agriculture technology. Hoeven stressed the importance of initiatives like this in helping farmers reduce costs and improve yields.
Accordingly, the senator has been urging administration officials, including USDA Secretary Vilsack and Dr. Bronaugh, to advance the implementation of the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program, which supports innovation clusters in rural regions. As the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee in the 116th Congress, Hoeven secured $