Farmers can apply for federal ag assistance program

Corn stands in a field in northern Cass County during the 2024 harvest season. Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor

Corn stands in a field in northern Cass County during the 2024 harvest season. Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor

The federal government has announced help for sugar producers as an application period opens for a previously announced $12 billion farmer assistance program.Brad Thykeson, North Dakota’s state director for the Farm Service Agency, was likely among the first to use the online application site for the Farmer Bridge Assistance program announced in December.Thykeson, who farms with...

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