Rural Money: Producers need to know about these big changes to the USDA’s ERP program

Farm CPA Paul Neifer joined us Thursday on Market Day Report with insights on the biggest changes to the USDA’s Emergency Relief Program that producers need to know, including how the changes will significantly reduce the payouts farmers will receive compared to years past.

New details have been released regarding changes to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) 2022 Emergency Relief Program. Agriculture accounting expert Paul Neifer joined us Thursday on Market Day Report with insights on the biggest changes to the program that producers need to know.

In his conversation with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander, Neifer highlights the major changes to the USDA relief program, including how they will substantially reduce the amount of money that farmers will receive this year compared to payouts in 2020 and 2021. He also explains the likelihood of this changing again in the future based on negative responses from the agriculture industry.

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