- July 2, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Congressional representatives from Minnesota announced Thursday that the United States Department of Agriculture will offer additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of its Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative.
This announcement follows a letter from the legislators calling on the agency to expedite relief payments to farmers, livestock producers, biofuel processors, and timber harvesters and haulers. U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, and Tina Smith, D-MN, and Representative Angie Craig, D-MN, are members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee,
“The coronavirus pandemic brought unprecedented challenges for the entire agriculture industry and many rural communities across Minnesota,” Klobuchar said in the announcement. “Agricultural producers and businesses are the backbone of our economy, and we must ensure they have the resources they need to keep our supply chain…
