Farmer Relief Package to Be Announced Next Week, Rollins Says

The Trump administration plans to release its long-awaited plan to offer relief for beleaguered farmers next week, US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.

“We do have a bridge payment, we’ll be announcing with you next week,” Rollins said Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

President Donald Trump’s team has teased an aid package for months as farmers have struggled for the better part of the year. In late November, Rollins told Bloomberg News the aid package would be announced the first week of December.

Agricultural communities, which voted overwhelmingly for Trump in last year’s election, ...