The second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program opened on September 21. The USDA said CFAP 2 would provide producers with financial assistance that gives them the ability to…
Industry Groups Appreciate Increased Crop Coverage for Coronavirus Assistance
…the initial launch of CFAP. While the expansion of the program included additional qualifying crops, there were still many California producers who were not receiving assistance. CFAP 2 is designed…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-21-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering CFAP 2 enrollment, Fresno County grape growers working through…
Struggles of California Cotton Growers Demonstrated by Drop in Acreage
…see a reduced acreage in ’21 as well.” California cotton growers were hoping that the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) would provide some type of relief. However, the U.S. Department…
CFAP 2 Application Window Begins September 21
An additional $14 billion will be made available for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Signups for CFAP 2 will begin on September 21 and will…
2019-2020 Legislative Session: ‘Bit of A Reprieve’ for Agriculture
The 2019-2020 Legislative Session came to a close on August 31 as members of the California State Assembly and Senate worked feverishly up until the midnight deadline. During a typical…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-10-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including how livestock and dairy producers can apply for CFAP,…
Reminder: CFAP Application Window Closes September 11
There is still time for eligible producers to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The CFAP application deadline was recently extended and will be closing on Friday, September…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-07-20
…olive seasons as well as the EPA wanting to streamline regulations for plant-incorporated protectants. Also, the CFAP deadline is this Friday, get more details on how to apply. Tune in…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-03-20
…for CFAP and find out how NIFA is working to invest in the advancement of AI research. Also, in today’s show is this week’s Almond Update going over how to…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-01-20
Today’s Farm City Newsday includes reports about the CFAP program. As we inch closer to the deadline for producers to take advantage of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which is…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-28-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including the extended CFAP deadline allowing growers more time to…
Farmers to Families Program Extended and Expanded
…has also been extended beyond its initial window of October. “I’m so proud of the people of USDA for designing this program in record time. With this additional up to…
Industry Disappointed That ELS Cotton Not Included in Latest CFAP Expansion
…Program (CFAP). USDA indicated that the commodity could not be included in CFAP because of a lack of acceptable data to clearly illustrate losses. Vice President of Washington Operations for…