Massive Year-End Deal Promises More CFAP, Broad Array of Aid for Rural, Ag Needs
By Philip Brasher
AgriPulse
*Editor’s Note: The Louisiana Farm Bureau Commodity Department is looking through this legislation and is preparing a state specific rundown of what’s in the bill for farmers and ranchers.
Farmers who were facing a steep drop in government payments in 2021 will instead see a third round of coronavirus relief payments, while other producers and ag processors left out of previous aid programs this year will get help this time, under a massive stimulus package and government funding bill.
The 5,593-page bill includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief, plus $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2021 funding for the government.