WABI reports on farmer meeting with Pingree, Extension
WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Zoom meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to hear concerns from local farmers about the coronavirus outbreak. Pingree said the next federal funding package will address some of the issues farmers experienced in applying for loan assistance, according to the report. “There will be some changes, and there is certainly more money. We ran out of money very quickly. This will allow more funding in that program. There’s $60-million set aside that’s very specific to people who go to small banks and credit unions,” she said.