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UP TO $14 BILLION                 paying a percentage of that                             The Midwest Cattleman · October 1, 2020 · P14
                                         revenue—about 10%.  A little
       continued from page 3             more for smaller operations           by the number of payment             al milk production from
                                                                                                                    April 1, 2020, to Aug. 31,
       second round of aid based on  and a little less for larger op-          limitations  for  the produc-        2020, multiplied by the
       feedback  from  stakeholders  erations.                                 er, multiplied by the pay-           payment of $1.20 per
       and the public to ‘better meet       “We’ve got a bucket that           ment rate of $55 per head.           cwt.
       the needs of impacted farm- looks at the major commod-                   Hogs and Pigs –  Multi-           Estimated milk produc-
       ers.’                             ities like corn and soybeans          plied by the number of pay-          tion from Sept. 1, 2020,
         “Farmers and ranchers saw  and wheat as well as cattle                ment limitations for the             to Dec. 31, 2020, based
       demand for their markets  and  dairy  that  really  does                producer, multiplied by the          on daily average produc-
       disappear during the initial  look at a 5% price loss and               payment rate of $23 per              tion from April 1, 2020 to
       shockwave of the pandemic,”  develops a rate for those com-             head.                                Aug. 31, 2020, multiplied
       says Zippy Duvall,  American  modities,” Northey continues.             Lambs and Sheep – Mul-              by 122, multiplied by a
       Farm Bureau Federation pres- “So there’s some similarity [to            tiplied by the payment rate          payment rate of $1.20
       ident. “Even though concerns  CFAP 1] there.”                           of $27 per head.                     per cwt.
       over food supplies have now          Here’s a breakdown of pay-  Cow Milk – dairy opera-
       subsided, the economic hard- ment rates and additional  tions must be in the business                   Row Crops – Row crops
       ships are still taking their toll  enrollment information for  of producing and commercial-            in the price trigger payment
       on farm families across the  crops,  livestock,  and  dairy  in  ly marketing milk at the time         category will be equal to the
       country. We don’t know when  CFAP 2, according to Jim Wi- of application. If the dairy op-             greater of:
       this pandemic will end, and  esemeyer, Pro Farmer  Wash- eration dissolved on or after                    Eligible crop acres multi-
       we are still feeling the effects  ington Analyst:                    Sept. 1, 2020, they are eligible     plied by a $15 per acre rate
       of trade imbalances and se-                                          for a prorated payment for the       Eligible acres multiplied
       vere weather. This lifeline will    Beef Cattle, Hogs and Pigs,     number of days the operation         by a nationwide crop mar-
       keep farmers and ranchers         and Lambs and Sheep – Pay-         commercially marketing milk          keting percentage, multi-
       afloat as they continue to keep   ment will be equal to the          from  Sept.  1,  2020  through       plied by a crop-specific pay-
       America’s pantries stocked.”      highest owned inventory of         Dec. 31, 2020. If the operation      ment rate, and then by the
         The CFAP 2 program will         eligible livestock, excluding      dissolved before Sept. 1, 2020,      producers weighted 2020
       include more commodities          breeding stock, on a date se-      it is ineligible for CFAP 2 pay-     APH  approved  yield.  If
       than the original payments,       lected by the eligible producer    ments.                               APH is not available, 85%
       which focused on livestock,       from April 16, 2020 to Aug. 31,       Payments will be equal to        of the weighted 2019 ARC-
       dairy, non-specialty crop and     2020, multiplied by the CCC           the sum of the following:         CO benchmark yield will be
       specialty crop producers. The     payment rate.                          Producers total actu-           used.
       first round of aid was only          Beef Cattle – Multiplied                                            One  change Wiesemeyer
       available to producers who                                                                             noted is more classes of wheat
       suffered losses before  April                                                                          are eligible in the new pro-
       15, 2020 and the deadline                                                                              gram.
       for most producers to apply                                                                               “It had more than a 5%
       for the first round of aid has                                                                         price loss and that's why it
       passed.                                                                                                now qualifies,” Northey says.
         “We  really struggled  last                                                                          “And then we did put all the
       time in trying to figure out                                                                           classes together.  We heard
       different rates for different                                                                          from folks that it's hard when
       commodities,” says USDA                                                                                you have the classes separate.
       Undersecretary Bill Northey.                                                                           This time, it makes sense to be
       “So, this time, we’re looking                                                                          able to have them all together
       at specialty crop and special-                                                                         and have one rate for wheat.”
       ty livestock, we’re looking at
       revenue from 2019 and we’re

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       LIFE                                 They were about to release  blood and afterbirth, and I              Sadly, the second calf en-
       continued from page 5             the cow, when I told them to let  turned to his wife, who was  countered the same fate as
       trieve at least one leg, to have  me have one more look before  still, patiently  holding the  its brother, but the cow came
       something from which to pull.  she was released (I’ve been  cow’s tail, and calmly stated,  through the ordeal in great
       Eventually we did get one leg  doing this too long to assume  “You know, we are really bless- shape and I commented,  “At
       out and proceeded to free a  there’s just one).  There was  ed to be able to be in this busi- least that’s a win.”
       good, black, bull calf, from the  another calf, presenting itself  ness, and live where we do.”           Before returning home that
       confines of his mother. Unfor- in exactly the same breech po-           His wife responded with,  evening, the young couple
       tunately, and despite all our  sition as the first. “Here we go  “Are we?”                             agreed that they were truly
       efforts to resuscitate the calf,  again.”                               “Yep,” I replied,  “We could  blessed to be doing what they
       it was no use.  The young cou-       About fifteen minutes into  all have high-paying jobs that  love, and in a place that is
       ple were, of course disappoint- my work on the second calf, I  require us to live in downtown  where they want to be.
       ed, but understood that this is  looked at my friend  and  my- Portland…or              Chicago…or
       a tough business on most days.  self, both covered in sweat,         Kenosha…or Afghanistan.”
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