WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – The Department of Agriculture Thursday extended the deadline to apply for the latest round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters the sign-up period will be extended, allowing producers more time to apply. The deadline will extend 30 days after USDA completes a review of the program. As part of the Biden administration review of federal programs, USDA suspended the processing and payments under the program.
The American Farm Bureau Federation requested the deadline extension in a letter to Vilsack earlier in the week. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall stated, “Recent severe weather and the suspension of CFAP payments led to challenges and confusion surrounding the application process.”
USDA Extends CFAP Application Deadline
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Covid-19 And The Mental Health Of Rural Americans
A majority of farmers and rural Americans admit the COVID-19 virus outbreak and resulting government control actions have affected their mental health. More than half of the farmers and farm workers surveyed in a national poll say they are experiencing mental health issues that they were not dealing with a year before.
A large majority of farmers and farm workers say the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll. The national farm organization worked with Morning Consult to conduct the survey. The American Firm Bureau conducted its first mental health survey of rural America in 2019 and the current poll shows many stark contrasts. Mainly due to the virus.