Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his daily 11 am national address to announce $252 million in various funding and credit programs aimed at agriculture.

The beef cattle industry will receive $5.1 billion of CFAP funding to partially offset 2020 losses due to COVID-19. These programs offer financial and technical assistance to help eligible agricultural producers: Construct or improve water management or irrigation structures (Agricultural Management Assistance - AMA) Improve resource conditions such as soil quality, water quality, water quantity, air quality, habitat quality, and energy (Conservation Stewardship Program - CSP)

Cattle producers will receive a single direct payment determined by two calculations including 85 percent of price losses from January 1- April 15, 2020 and 30 percent of expected losses for two quarters after April 15. Housing Assistance. It is administered by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). Several government grant and loan programs assist cattle breeders with the costs of starting their business. FSA loans can be used to purchase land, livestock, equipment, feed, seed, and supplies. "Everyone working in the food industry is working harder than ever to fill the shelves of our grocery stores," said Prime Minister Trudeau in French during the morning briefing. It offers online courses, a website full of resources, including a guide to farming in New York, farming videos, and host events. Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Tree Assistance Program (TAP) USDA provides homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. Direct Farm Operating Loans offer financing to purchase equipment, seed, livestock, other necessities to maintain a successful farm and refinancing farm related debts. Typical tasks include fixing and cleaning cattle shelters, feeding and watering cattle, and overseeing the animal's health.

This page gives a summary of all the pages the Center For Rural Affairs has created to help navigate government programs for farmers and ranchers. Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Tree Assistance Program (TAP) The AMS Livestock & Poultry Program (L&P) carries out a variety of programs in service of the livestock, poultry, meat, fish, feedstuffs, and related industries. Cattle breeders raise their own animals for sale or future breeding. The maximum amount available to qualified borrowers is $400,000. Land Access and Loan Programs Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Program Equipment, Seed, Livestock, and Other Operating Costs. Loans can also be used to construct buildings or make farm improvements. Livestock Indemnity Program Farm Service Agency LIP Overview The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) authorized the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to provide benefits to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths in … Financial Assistance. Margin Protection Program for Dairy; Disaster Assistance Programs. The Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Program (LGM-Dairy) enables dairy farmers to purchase premium-subsidized margin insurance coverage based on futures prices for Class III milk, corn, and soybean meal. The Small Farms Program is offered through Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and is funded by the USDA's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program. Margin Protection Program for Dairy; Disaster Assistance Programs. Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) LIP provides benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government.