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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Meet Richard Fordyce & Apply For Disaster Relief
Description: It’s time to apply for the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This gives financial assistance to eligible producers for revenue, quality, or production losses to crops, trees, bushes, or vines from 2023 and 2024 disaster events. It has two stages. Applications for Stage 2 are open now. We’re talking about it today with Richard Fordyce, the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Before he goes into the details, he tells us about the whirlwind start to his job at USDA – after he was confirmed for the position, the government shut down. See omn...