An economist with American Farm Bureau Federation says the Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity or WHIP Program has not helped farmers and ranchers in a timely fashion. Daniel Munch tells Brownfield it’s unclear exactly when WHIP will make payments. “S.
Listen to Ag Analyst Kent Thiesse with an update on the Payment Protection Program (PPP) round one and two. Plus the latest on the revised Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP+) and the Top Up Payments for Pork Producers. Some of these programs are the result of the COVID-19 pandemic while others like WHIP and WHIP+ were around before the pandemic and all the shutdowns that began about a year ago.
The Top Up Program payments for pork producers are the most in question as they are still being reviewed by the Biden Administration. I also talked with Kent about Farmfest as it was just announced there would be a Farmfest this year. Things could change between now and early August but right now it looks like we may have a normal summer. For many years Kent has organized all the forums in the forum building at Farmfest. I am sure there will be a lot of topics to choose from this year at Farmfest.