On January 1, the United States Department of Agriculture announced farmer bridge assistance funding, and a University of Illinois Extension commercial ag educator is highlighting what that might mean for Illinois producers. 

On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Reagan Tibbs, Commercial Ag Educator for the University of Illinois Extension in Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties, indicates this was teased leading up to the official announcement on January 1, and will be available to a variety of producers

Tibbs speculates this could be the Trump administration's response to the downturn in the ag economy and poor commodity prices. He notes it may not fully compensate for all the losses producers are experiencing right now. 

Tibbs writes on this topic and many others at extension.illinois.edu/lms.