COVID-19 relief for farmers: what’s available now and what’s coming next?

<p>Welcome to Episode 45 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast.</p> <p>In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau’s senior economist (Dr. Sam Funk) walks through the COVID-19 assistance that’s currently available to farmers and Iowa Farm Bureau’s national policy advisor (Daniel Heady) discusses additional federal relief that could be available to farmers in the weeks to come.</p> <p>Below are some of the resources referred to in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), through USDA: <a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Farmers.gov/CFAP</a></li> <li>U.S. Small Business Administration: <a href= "https://www.sba.gov/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">SBA.gov</a></li> <li>Iowa Resource Coordination Center: <a href= "https://data.iowaagriculture.gov/rcc/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">IowaFarmerHelp.com</a>, (515)725-1005</li> <li>Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: <a href= "https://iowaagriculture.gov/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">IowaAgriculture.gov</a></li> </ul>