Federal aid now available for farmers

Federal aid now available for farmers

Federal aid is now available for farmers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but South Florida farmers and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried say it's too little too late.

FEDERAL AID AIMED AT HELPINGFARMERS HIT HARD BY THECORONAVRUS PANDEMIC.

WPTVNEWSHANNEL 5'S LINNIE SUPPALLLOOKS AT THE CONCERNS AS SOMFARMS SHIFT BUSINESS MODELS.< THE U-PICK IS POPULAR MARIEBEDNER MADE A QUICK SHIFT TOHER BUSINESS MODEL& THE FARMFRESH MARKET IN BOYNTON BEACHIS BOASTING ITS SUCCESS WITHTHE CURBSIDE PRODUCE BOXPROGRAM& IT HAS EFFECTED USTREMENDOUSLY THATOFFER THE CURBSIDE& I DONTHINK A LOT OF PEOPLEUNDERSTOOD HOW MUCHAGRICULTURE THERE IS IN PALMBEACH COUNTY& BEDNER - LIKEFARMERS ACROSS FLOIRDA HAVE ALONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.

THESTATE AG- DEPARTMENT SAYSFARMERS FACE MORE THAN500-MILLION DOLLARS IN PRODUCELOSSES AMID THE PANDEMIC& WESAW GALLONS OF MILK BEINGDUMPED& AND CROPS BEING PLOWEDUNDER BUT STARTING THIS WEEKFARMERS CAN APPLY FOR FEDERALFUNDING ITMULTI-BILLION DOLLARCORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCEPROGRAM.

NATSÃTRUMP - NOSUPER 16 BILLION IS GOINGDIRECTLY TO THE FARMERS ANDRANCHERS.

BUT AG-COMMISSIONERNIKKI FRIED WORRIES IT WONBE ENOUGH.

[SOT]“NOT EVENCLOSE AND THATAND ILITTLE TOO LATE ON TOP OF ITWE REALLY NEEDED THOSE DOLLARSAND SOME OF THE ASSISTANCEPROGRAMS THATPLACE BY THE USDA WEEKS AG” J& J FAMILY OF FARMS INLOXAHATCHEE FARM IS ENDING ITSHARVET SEASON WITH LITTLERETURN.

[SOT] WETO CAPTURE THE PROFIT WEEXPECTED &.

WE SAW A TOUGH ENDOF MARCH AND WE CERTAINLYDIDNEXPECTED IN APRIL FARMERS CANREGISTER NOW FOR THE FEDERALAID& ONCE THE APPLICATION ISRECEIVED&PAYMENTS ARE EXPECTEDWITHIN ONE WEEK.

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