The American Relief Act of 2025 will provide farmers nationwide with economic assistance to help offset losses from declining crop prices. Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff says assistance packages like this are rare and farmers should plan accordingly. “Farmers can’t count on getting the same type of payment again in the future so they should treat this as a one-time only payment.” Payments could come quickly. “The legislation lays out a pretty tight timeframe, just a couple of months after the bill is passed so we’ll see if USDA will be able to act as quickly as the bill envisions to get checks out the door quickly.”
