India, March 20 -- Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today that farmers will soon receive direct payments through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). This program, managed by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), is designed to help farmers deal with rising costs for supplies while commodity prices are falling. Rollins confirmed in an interview with Farm Journal in late February that these emergency payments would be made before the March 21 deadline set by Congress.

ECAP payments will be determined based on the acres of crops planted or prevented from being planted in 2024. The payment amount will be calculated using a flat rate for the eligible crops and multiplying it by the number of eligible acres. For acres ...