Agriculture Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement.
Commissioner
of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson applauds the Trump
administration and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
(CFAP), which provides direct payments to farmers and ranchers whose
business has been significantly damaged by COVID-19.
“I
encourage all of our farmers across the state to take advantage of this
unique opportunity,” said Commissioner Gipson. “This program will
provide up to $16 billion in direct payments
to producers impacted by COVID-19 and is available to livestock, dairy,
specialty crop and non-specialty crop producers.”
In
order to be eligible for a payment, a producer must have suffered a
5-percent-or-greater price loss over a specified time resulting from the
COVID-19 outbreak or face additional significant
marketing costs for inventories. Additionally, producers will have to
certify that they meet the Adjusted Gross Income limitation of $900,000
unless at least 75 percent or more of their income is derived from
farming, ranching or forestry-related activities.
Producers must also be in compliance with Highly Erodible Land and
Wetland Conservation provisions. There is a payment limitation of
$250,000 per person or entity for all commodities combined. Applicants
who are corporations, limited liability companies or
limited partnerships may qualify for additional payment limits where
members actively provide personal labor or personal management for the
farming operation.
To
ensure the availability of funding throughout the application period,
producers will receive 80 percent of their maximum total payment upon
approval of the application. The remaining
portion of the payment, not to exceed the payment limit, will be paid
at a later date as funds remain available.
The application process for payments will begin on May 26.
For a
complete list of eligible commodities, payment rates and application
submissions, producers should contact their local Farm Service Agency
office. For more information regarding CFAP, visit
www.farmers.gov/cfap.
5 comments:
The hogs are lined up for sloppin!
And you thought "socialism" was a four letter word in the flyover states!
I wonder how much money China is handing out to their farmers? I thought free market capitalism could solve any economic problem?
Come on 12:10, you know we haven't been a capitalistic system in years.
90% of government handouts in this state go to white people
@12:31 AM
[Citation needed]
I call bullshit
12:31 sounds like a racist. Come on out of the closet, don't be afraid.
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