The list of specialty crops that are eligible for payments keeps growing. Lots of information on the CFAP specialty crops page – https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/specialty  Deadline for applications is August 28, 2020.

A few notes:

USDA will begin accepting applications for additional commodities on July 13, 2020. If a producer submitted a CFAP application for a previously ineligible commodity, and the application was disapproved, the producer must submit a new CFAP application. If the producer submitted an application and was paid for CFAP but also has crops that are now considered eligible or are now eligible for CARES Act funding for sales losses, the producer should NOT submit a new application, but rather, contact the local FSA office to amend the application.

For producers who have already applied for CFAP and whose commodities have experienced payment rate increases, FSA will automatically calculate the increase and issue a payment. For potato payments, producers will need to contact FSA to amend the application to identify the specific type of potatoes. Producers who have already applied will not be impacted by a payment rate decrease.

Need to know if your USDA Service Center is open? https://www.farmers.gov/coronavirus/service-center-status

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