USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Farmers
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Trump's administration paid farmers out of public money to bridge a disruption its own trade policy helped cause.
Dateline, opening paragraph, and enrollment datesTariff Whiplash and Taxpayer Farm Bailouts — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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USDA separately announced that it would issue $1.625 billion through the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program, with enrollment opening in June and closing August 7, 2026.
Dateline, opening paragraph, and enrollment datesTariff Whiplash and Taxpayer Farm Bailouts — The record · The record