WASHINGTON – Agricultural producers have until this Thursday, Feb. 14, to sign up for USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP), launched last year to help producers suffering from damages due to unjustified trade retaliation. Producers can apply without proof of yield but must certify 2018 production by May 1. Since its launch in September of 2018, more than 864,000 producers have applied, supporting those hit hard with nearly $8 billion in estimated payments. Producers of corn, cotton, dairy, hogs, shelled almonds, sorghum, soybeans, fresh sweet cherries and wheat should apply at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. “Farmers are very resilient, and these payments ...