WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry – released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the rollout of the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), which will provide $10 billion in economic assistance for agricultural producers:

“Kansas farm families are facing high input costs and low commodity prices, and last year Congress passed economic assistance to make certain our producers can continue planting and feeding the nation amidst uncertain market conditions,” said Sen. Moran. “During her confirmation hearing, I urged Secretary Rollins to prioritize distributing economic assistance to farmers and ranchers across the country. I appreciate Secretary Rollins following through on her commitment and look forward to our farmers receiving the help they require.”

To streamline and simplify the delivery of Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin sending pre-filled applications to producers who submitted acreage reports to FSA for 2024 eligible ECAP commodities soon after the signup period opens on March 19. Producers do not have to wait for their pre-filled ECAP application to apply and can visit fsa.usda.gov/ecap to apply or contact their local FSA office to request an application once the sign-up period opens. 

More information on the ECAP can be found at https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/18/usda-expediting-10-billion-direct-economic-assistance-agricultural-producers.