These payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

FSA will also be exploring ways for LIP to react better react to current market conditions when establishing payment rates in the future.

COVID-19 has been brutal on the industry. We have seen major producers temporarily shut down, entire segments put out of business, regional disruptions and politicians getting involved in the manufacture and distribution of meat and poultry. I am not telling you anything you don’t know; we have all lived it.

The way FSIS conducts Food Safety Assessments (FSAs) is about to change.