Signal to Noise: A CFAP Money Surprise for Contract Producers

USDA announced the release of $2.3 billion in leftover funds from the first and second rounds of the Coronavirus Food Aid Program (CFAP) on Friday, most of it to benefit contract hog and poultry producers.

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(Farm Journal)

USDA announced the release of $2.3 billion in leftover funds from the first and second rounds of the Coronavirus Food Aid Program (CFAP) on Friday, most of it to benefit contract hog and poultry producers. On this week’s DC Signal to Noise Podcast, Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer and John Herath of Farm Journal go through details of the latest CFAP announcement and answer listener questions about CFAP3.

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Reaction to USDA’s bombshell crop reports
The latest on EPA action on the Renewable Fuels Standard

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