USDA to Begin Disbursing Economic Aid to Farmers Amid Low Prices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will on Wednesday begin accepting applications from farmers affected by low commodity prices for economic aid passed by Congress last year, an agency official said on Tuesday.
The stop-gap government funding package passed by Congress last December included $10 billion for economic assistance, a supplement to existing farm subsidy programs that support U.S. crops.
U.S. farmers are struggling with slumping prices that have made some crops more expensive to plant than sell, and are expected to plant...
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