Sign up begins today for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2.0. According to NDSU Extension farm management specialist Ron Haugen, parts of the new program are simpler than the first. Other parts are much different. “The crops portion resembles more like the Market Facilitation Program. It’s interesting how things are developed that way because it’s all based on acreage.” Crop farmers will get at least a $15 per acre payment in the program. Haugen doesn’t see why farmers wouldn’t qualify and encourages them to sign up as soon as they can. USDA is also hosting a producer webinar to answer questions on Thursday at 2 p.m. central time.
