Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Administration Releases Formula on Aid to Farmers

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Trump announced earlier this month. The Department of Agriculture released figures Wednesday for how much aid per acre farmers can plan on for each row crop. The details arrived after most...

Here’s What Farmers Can Expect to Receive in Payments From Trump’s Aid Package

American farmers can now start determining how much they will receive in subsidies from the $12 billion aid package President Donald Trump unveiled in early December. The Department of Agriculture on Dec. 31 announced the next phase of its Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which will consist of $11 billion in one-time payments. The remaining $1 billion will go toward “specialty crops” and sugar. Qualifying farmers should expect to see aid paymen…

USDA details $12 billion farm aid package favoring rice, cotton; soy farmers warn of strain

By P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture released details on Wednesday about how much row crop farmers will receive next year from a $12 billion aid program, but soybean growers say such payments fall short of helping ‍those hurt by low crop prices and trade disputes. The Farmer Bridge Assistance program is expected to distribute $11 billion in one-time payments to farmers, who will b…

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month. The U.S.