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Cumberland County proposes ARP-funded farm assistance policy to aid farms hit by weather and price declines
Summary
County staff outlined a proposed American Rescue Plan (ARP)-funded assistance policy for farms affected by weather disasters and falling commodity prices, modeled on the county's small-business assistance program and requiring participating farms to employ or retain at least one low- or moderate-income full-time-equivalent worker.
County staff presented a proposed assistance policy that would create a farm assistance program using ARP funds to support farms affected by weather disasters, increased costs, and falling commodity prices, staff said at the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Staff described the program as modeled on the…
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