Source: Cynthia David, AGWEB, 8/27/20


The USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which offers financial relief to eligible specialty crop growers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, gets mixed reviews from sweet potato growers across the country.  Under the program, sweet potato producers are eligible for CFAP payments for losses in two of three categories: those who had produce shipped but subsequently spoiled due to loss of marketing channel, and those who had shipments that did not leave the farm between Jan. 15 and April 15, 2020.

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