USDA announces commodity payment rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Last week, the USDA released rates on how much aid row crop farmers can expect from the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program.

Rates per acre for some of the more popular crops in our area include 44.36 for corn, 39.35 for wheat, 30.88 for soybeans, 23.57 for canola, 20.51 for barley, and 17.32 for sunflowers.

The payments are expected to arrive before the end of February. Many farm gro…