AFBF Applauds Congress Passage Of Disaster Aid

On Monday the House passed a $19 billion disaster aid package, sending the legislation to President Trump for his signature.  RJ Karney, American Farm Bureau Federation congressional relations director, said this assistance is sorely needed by farmers and ranchers across the country.

“This disaster relief bill will provide disaster relief to farms all across the country that have endured incredibly destructive weather events back in 2018 and even that continued here in to 2019.”

Karney added the bill includes $3 billion in farm disaster assistance distributed through the USDA’s Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP).

“This will benefit farmers, ranchers, impacted by these natural disasters. Additionally, there’s funding available for farmers who experienced loss of crops. This is going to include on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting in 2019, and in addition, funding for loss of peaches and blueberry crops in the 2017 planting season.”

Karney said the bill allows farmers and rancher to finally start to rebuild.

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