NCBA's Marty Smith Part 2

NCBA's Marty Smith Part 2

Rick Worthington
Rick Worthington
NCBA's Marty Smith Part 2

NCBA President Marty Smith joined President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue at a White House ceremony to unveil new details about the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programme (CFAP). NCBA was instrumental in securing authorisation and funding for the CFAP programme, which will provide much-needed relief to American cattle producers who have been economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

“America’s cattle producers have been hit very hard economically by this pandemic, so we’re pleased that this relief is one step closer to reaching the producers who need it,” Smith said. “Still, this is just one step and much more needs to be done to address the needs facing family cow-calf producers and stockers in the CFAP details that were released on 19 May. We will continue to push Capitol Hill for additional resources for cow-calf producers, backgrounders, and all other segments of the industry who may not sufficiently benefit from the program in its current form.”

President Trump announced that beginning on Tuesday, 26 May, local Farm Service Agency offices will begin accepting applications for CFAP funds, which the Administration hopes to begin rolling out to producers the following week. More information about the application process will be available on the CFAP website.

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