Sen. Risch: Idaho Delegation Applauds Changes to USDA Coronavirus Program for Idaho's Potato Industry
July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020
BOISE, Idaho, July 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
The Idaho Delegation applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to revise the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to better address the needs of the potato industry. Initially, CFAP based the potato payments solely on data for the fresh potato industry market, which only encompasses a small piece of the potato market. The newly announced revisions to the CFAP program wil . . .
The Idaho Delegation applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to revise the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to better address the needs of the potato industry. Initially, CFAP based the potato payments solely on data for the fresh potato industry market, which only encompasses a small piece of the potato market. The newly announced revisions to the CFAP program wil . . .