U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities, including sod, as well as updating payments to accurately compensate some producers who already applied for the program. Producers who are now eligible and those who need to modify existing applications due to these updates can contact USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) between Jan. 19 and Feb. 26. Some of these changes are being made to align with the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 while others are discretionary changes being made in response to ongoing evaluation of CFAP.

TPI has been working with the US Farm Service Agency on CFAP2 relief since the fall of 2020. “We always enjoy working with FSA officials and thank them for their cooperation”, says TPI Executive Director Dr. Casey Reynolds.

Newly eligible producers can submit a new CFAP 2 application or producers who need to modify an existing one can do so between Jan. 19 and Feb. 26, 2021 by contacting their local USDA Service Center. New applicants can also obtain one-on-one support with applications by calling 877-508-8364.

Please contact your local Farm Service Agency office for more information.