A USDA program will provide aid to farmers and ranchers in the Kansas City metro.
FEET APART.TO THE ECONOMY NOW --19 BILLION DOLLARS ISGOING TO HELP AG-PRODUCERS IN WHAT"SCALLED THECORONAVIRUS FOODASSISTANCE PROGRAM.THE U-S DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE SAYS THIS ISAIMED TO PROVIDERELIEF"TO ENSURE WEHAVE ACCESS TO THEFOOD WE NEED.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGEXPLAINS WHAT THISMEANS FOR OUR AREAFARMERS.NICK:THERE"S VERY FEWTHINGS THE CORONAVIRUSHAS NOT IMPACTED"IT"S FOR MANY FARMERAND RANCHERS IN BOTHKANSAS AND MISSOURITHESE ARE NOT EASYTIME"ADJUSTING TONEW CONSUMER HABITS.SO WHAT THIS PROGRAMWILL DO IS GIVE DIRECTSUPPORT TO AG-PRODUCERS"BY THETUNE OF 16-MILLIONDOLLARS"BASED ONACTUAL LOSSES WHEREPRICES AND MARKETSUPPLY CHAINS HAVEBEEN IMPACTED.ALSO"THE USDA WILLPARTNER WITH LOCALDISTRIBUTORS WHOSEWORKFORCE HAS BEENIMPACTED BY THECLOSURE OF FOODSERVICE COMPANIES TOPURCHASE 3-BILLIONDOLLARS WORTH OFFRESH PRODUCE"DAIRYAND MEAT.THE MISSOURI FARMBUREAU THINKS THIS WILLPROVIDE SOME MUCHNEEDED RELIEF.Blake Hurst-President MissouriFarmBureau"We"ve had a tremendousshock to the market,we"ve seen all prices dropby 50-percent or half of whatthey were a couple monthsago, cattle prices, 30-40percent, corn prices 20-percent drop, soy beans 10-20percent."ALSO THE USDA SAYS ITEXPANDED WAIVERS IN ALL50 STATES ANDTERRITORIES TO MAKESURE KIDS AND FAMILIESWHO NEED FOOD CAN GETIT DURING THIS NATIONALEMERGENCY.REPORTING IN KCNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS
Farmers and ranchers in both Kansas and Missouri will get a little relief as the USDA announced $19 billion relief package on..
