USDA Policy Changes Mean COVID-19 Relief Is On The Way for Tobacco Growers
Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its producer criteria and will now deliver COVID-19 relief payments to certain eligible tobacco growers. This is a change from the USDA’s previous policy, which prohibited tobacco growers from participation in key COVID-19 relief efforts. The CARES Act, passed by…