Tester to FSA: 'Right a wrong for eastern Montana grain growers'

Note: This was provided by the office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., took the Farm Service Agency to task over further delays to disaster assistance support for Eastern Montana farmers who were hit hard by quality losses in the 2018 and 2019, despite the recent rollout of a program meant to make them whole.

“After more than a year of waiting, Montanans were initially thrilled to hear that (the Quality Loss Assistance Program) would provide much-needed support for impacted growers,” wrote Tester. “That is why it is exceptionally disappointing to...