Farming Finances Showing Improvement

The U-S Department of Agriculture is projecting balance sheets for farms could look better by the end of 2020 than they have in years.  One agency economist says direct government payments are making the biggest difference.  Farmers have received millions in disaster assistance payments for COVID-19 relief.  Most of the checks came through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.  Others through the paycheck protection program.  Direct federal payments are expected to account for nearly 40-percent of all farm income this year.