Money Available to Farmers and More
Money Available to Farmers Impacted by Pandemic, Whole Farm Revenue Protection Program, and Money Available for Organic Research this week on the Roundup from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
More Money Available to Farmers Impacted by the Pandemic
This week, there is more money available to farmers for COVID relief as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a second round of COVID-19 relief payments that will hopefully reach more farmers who were left out of previous aid programs. In this blog, we break down what farmers need to know about USDA’s revamped Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP-2).
RMA Releases Updates to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection Program
Last month, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) approved new updates to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) program, a unique crop-neutral revenue insurance product available for diversified farming operations.
NSAC played an instrumental role in the establishment of the program, and continues to engage with Congress and the Risk Management Agency (RMA) by amplifying farmer concerns and comments, and offering recommendations on ways to expand and improve the program. Learn more about NSAC’s reccomendations to the program and how updates might make it more accessible to direct-market producers.
$22.6 Million Awarded to Support Organic Farming, Research
The National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced over $20 million in research investments to support organic farmers as part of the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and the Organic Transitions Program (ORG). These programs play an integral role in the organic community by funding cutting-edge research to fill gaps in skills in knowledge. Read up on our analysis of research awards in our blog:
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