Sunday 25th January 2026

An ag economist says the future of more special payments for farmers in 2021 is in question.

David Widmar, cofounder of Ag Economic Insights, says it’s important to remember that the farm economy wasn’t in good shape going into the trade war, which resulted in Market Facilitation Program Payments for farmers. Because of the pandemic, even bigger payments through the CFAP program have been issued. But, he says, things could quickly go back to normal…

“These are all ad hoc programs, for the most part.

    

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