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coronavirus provide protection to farmers from substantial drops in crop prices and revenues, such as the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The government also launched some special initiatives to combat specific threats to the industry, such as trade wars and the coronavirus. Over the past two years, the federal government has paid more than $28 billion in trade-related aid as the United States continues to negotiate with China and other countries. In May, Eastern Iowa farmers began applying for federal COVID-19 aid through their local Farm Service Agency (FSA). The $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in late April as farmers grappled with the impact of the pandemic on their operations, including falling ethanol production, closed meat processing plants and low commodity prices.The program provides up to $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers. Another $3 billion is being used to buy fresh produce, dairy, and meat and deliver boxes of food to Americans in need. n Managing logistics As meat packing plants shut down in the spring due to coronavirus outbreaks, Eastern Iowa hog farmers had to get creative to manage through a disrupted supply chain BY Nancy Mayfield eastern iowa farmer For Clinton County farmer Chris McCulloh and other hog producers, managing logistics is the name of the game. “Everything is on a schedule,” McCulloh said mid-July, speaking from his farm about two miles west of Welton, where he and his wife, Lindsay, raise about 10,000 pigs a year. “To give you an idea of how it works, we emptied our barn out last Thursday, power washed it on Friday, and set things up over Joe Biden President Vote for an america that works! Let these candidiates go to work for you! Kamala Harris Vice President Theresa Greenfield U.S. Senate Abby Finkenauer U.S. Representative Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/JacksonCoDems Andy McKean Iowa Representative Sandy Knockel-Strub Jackson County Supervisor Steve Schroeder Jackson County Sheriff Ad paid for by the Jackson County Democrats: Jessica Kean, Treasurer 62 Eastern Iowa Farmer | fall 2020 eifarmer.com
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