In a September 27^th release, the USDA announced that $1.75 billion will be disbursed to farmers as emergency relief payments covering natural disasters from 2020 through 2022.

Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack stated, “this assistance helps offset the tremendous losses that these producers faced and is a valuable investment, not only for farmers and ranchers, but in the economic success of our communities-rural and urban and in our Nation’s food security for generations to come”.