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Deadline to apply for farm, food worker relief fund extended

01/19/22 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

USDA has extended the deadline to submit applications for the $665 million Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) Grant Program to March 10.

USDA offers coronavirus aid to contract producers, liberalizes rules for specialty crops

08/25/21 7:48 AM By Philip Brasher

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A broad array of contract livestock and poultry producers will be eligible for coronavirus relief and payment rules for specialty crop growers are being liberalized under rules changes made by the Agriculture Department.

Trump signs coronavirus relief, federal funding package

12/27/20 9:17 PM By Sara Wyant

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After days of uncertainty over whether he would issue a veto, President Donald Trump signed a year-end spending bill with $900 billion in COVID-19 relief.

Biofuel groups urge USDA to provide COVID direct payments

12/25/20 12:00 PM By Ben Nuelle

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Ethanol industry advocates will be urging Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, or his likely successor, Tom Vilsack, to provide direct assistance to biofuel producers hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, even though a new aid package wouldn't require the payments to be made.

Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers eye deal on spending, COVID relief

12/04/20 2:23 PM By Ben Nuelle

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The window is closing fast for Congress to agree on funding the government as well as providing more coronavirus assistance to schools and sectors of the economy still reeling from the pandemic.

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07.10.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: IFPA's Cathy Burns on ag labor and packaging regulations; Ag groups on Brazil

Several states are moving forward with Extended Producer Responsibility laws that shift the cost of recycling packaging from local governments to producers of consumer products. International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns explains the consequences of the policy. Plus, Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association and Krista Swanson with the National Corn Growers Association outline how their sectors are being impacted by Brazil's ag production.

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