USDA to begin sending out tariff relief checks to farmers. The hurdles of growing hemp.

California’s farmers are taking a major hit this year in tariff battles with China, Mexico, Canada, and several other countries. However, the Trump Administration is about to release funds, about 14.5 billion dollars worth of direct payments, to aid farmers across the U.S. because of those lost sales, but the dollars will be rolled out very slowly. We have the details. Farmers in California and across the nation are eagerly looking to the USDA for guidance about the rules for growing hemp, a commodity with hopefully high profits.The USDA plans to finalize its hemp regulations sometime this fall, but, it too, will be rolled out slowly. How is California’s wine grape crop faring this summer? We have an update. All that, crop reports, the weekly weather outlook, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.