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Watch this short youtube video on USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

CFAP 2 payments will be made for three categories of commodities –

1. Price Trigger Commodities
2. Flat-Rate Crops
3. Sales Commodities.

Learn more at farmers.gov/cfap or call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2020 – Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops, and more than $5 billion in payments are in the process of going out to producers who signed up for the 2019 crop year. Continue reading.

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