Farmers to Get More Time for Trade Mitigation Applications Because of Shutdown

Farmers will be able to apply for trade assistance payments past the original deadline of Jan. 15, because they have not been able to apply since the partial federal government shutdown began Dec. 22, 2018. Farmers who already certified their production are receiving checks. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Jan. 8 that the deadline will be extended by the number of business days the government was closed, once the shutdown ends.