Pulse Growers Excluded from CFAP Funding Results in Urgent Call to Action - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST
Pulse Growers Excluded from CFAP Funding Results in Urgent Call to Action Tuesday May 4th, 2021 The USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council (USADPLC) has confirmed that pulse crops were excluded from additional payments in the third Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) passed by Congress at the end of December 2020. Pulse crops were not alone. Every fruit, vegetable and specialty crop was excluded from the additional payment approved by Congress in December. Other program crops like wheat, barley, corn, soybeans and rice (Price-Trigger/Flat Rate) crops received a $20 per acre payment. T...