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USDA releases details of assistance package for farmers and ranchers

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

“America’s farming community is facing an unprecedented situation as our nation tackles the coronavirus. President Tru...