CARES Act

On Friday, President Trump announced that help is on its way to assist farmers devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. “The Department of Agriculture will be implementing a 19 billion dollar relief program for our great farmers and ranchers as they cope with the fallout of the global pandemic," President Trump announced. "Ve ...

A study released this week estimates cattle industry losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will reach $13.6 billion. The study, commissioned by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and conducted by a team of agricultural economists shows cow-calf producers will see the largest impact, with COVID-19-related losses totaling an estimated $3.7 bil ...

The USDA may roll out a plan to provide relief to farmers this week. Reuters reports the plan may be unveiled soon, as part of the billions of dollars in funding made available to farmers and ranchers through the CARES Act. USDA sources say the initial plan will include direct payments to farmers, using CARES Act funding, and other resources ...

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is calling on the administrator of the Small Business Administration to clarify that farms are eligible for both grants and loans. She wants to make sure farmers are eligible for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, as well as guarantee they can get sufficient loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, created under the CARES Act ...

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the USDA is working on a plan to allocate relief funds to farmers. On Wednesday, Perdue said the $14 billion allocated to the Commodity Credit Corporation, "would come later," however, noting the CCC has only $6 billion in borrowing authority currently ...

Last week, over 120 lawmakers called on Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to provide immediate assistance to rural hospitals and clinics laid out in the CARES Act. Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse was one of the lawmakers calling on HHS to move faster to help rural facilities as they battle the problem of coronavirus. New ...

Farmers and ranchers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic will have several aid programs available to assist them, including programs under development by the USDA and the Small Business Administration. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Veronica Nigh said several portions of the CARES Act are targeted for the Ag industry ...

On Wednesday, Senators and Representatives from across the Northwest and across the country, called for immediate assistance to cattle producers. Lawmakers sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, asking that resources allocated under last week’s CARES Act be used to help cattle producers facing market volatility in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and economic fallout. Tha ...

A group of dairy organizations wrote a letter this week to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and asked the USDA to help the struggling dairy industry. They want the agency to use its extensive purchasing power given to it by the CARES Act, to alleviate at least some of the stress on the U ...

COVID-19 is both a health and economic crisis for everyone in the country. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, Act, better known as the CARES Act approved by Congress last week will provide roughly $23.5 billion in relief for farmers and ranchers ...