A DTN/Progressive Farmer article
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced late Monday that USDA will make $8 billion in payments to farmers through a Harvest Fuel Relief Program.
Rollins made the announcement after President Trump campaigned in Wichita, Kan., for Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who is in a re-election race that The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter ranks as a toss-up.
The money will come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA's line of credit at the Treasury Department to provide aid to farmers, but payments will not be issued before the election. It's unclear how much of a dent the payments would make in the rising cost of fuel or whether it will affect farmers' votes.
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