The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is providing extra support to farmers impacted by COVID-19. This final rule offers more help to swine producers who applied for CFAP 1 and extends aid to some swine and poultry contract producers under CFAP 2. It also updates eligible commodities, changes payment calculations for some crops, and includes new rules based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Eligible producers don't have to reapply if they've applied before but must meet certain criteria to receive aid.
Simple Explanation
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is giving extra money to farmers who need help because of COVID-19. It's adding new rules to help pig and chicken farmers get the money they need, and it's changing how they figure out how much money to give to different types of crops.