HomeFarm NewsMO Congressman wants different disaster relief approachMO Congressman wants different disaster relief approachFri, September 22, 2023 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comA U.S. Congressman from Missouri has introduced a bill to bring back the WHIP+ disaster relief program.The WHIP+ program was used for ad-hoc disaster relief until 2020, when USDA started using the Emergency Relief Program. Mark Alford says it’s still taking too long for farmers to get disaster relief payments.“We want more efficient, timely payments and a better executed program.”Ag lobbyist Tom Sell tells Brownfield it can take months or years after a severe weather disaster to get a payment from USDA, but payment delays were an issue before ERP was created.…MO Congressman wants different disaster relief approach
