GAO breaks down MFP payments:Democratic senators point to payment disparities for Southerners...
Story Date: 9/16/2020

 

Source: Chris Clayton, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 9/14/20

The Government Accountability Office on Monday released a report showing farmers in Southern states, especially those who grow cotton, received higher Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments than farmers of other commodities and specialty crops around the country. A pair of Midwest Democratic members of the Senate Agriculture Committee pointed to the report Monday to argue farmers who grow specialty crops, small farmers and Midwestern farmers...

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