American farmers can now start determining how much they will receive in subsidies from the $12 billion aid package President Donald Trump unveiled in early December.
The Department of Agriculture on Dec. 31 announced the next phase of its Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which will consist of $11 billion in one-time payments. The remaining $1 billion will go toward “specialty crops” and sugar.
Qualifying farmers should expect to see aid payments hit their bank accounts by Feb. 28, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, but the timeline for payments from the $1 billion in aid to sugar and specialty crop farmers is “still under development” and will be based on economic need and market impacts….
Here’s What Farmers Can Expect to Receive in Payments From Trump’s Aid Package
