Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Meets with WineAmerica and Waterloo Container WATERLOO, NY–Senate Majority Chuck Schumer met on Friday, December 2 with leaders of WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, and owners of Waterloo Container, a large supplier of bottles to the American wine industry located in the fabulous Finger Lakes wine region of upstate New York. WineAmerica President Jim Trezise, Vice Chair Scott Osborn of Fox Run Vineyards, and Board Member Erica Paolicelli of Three Brothers Winery met with their Senator and discussed WineAmerica’s National Economic Impact Study of the Wine Industry plus two legislative priorities. Scott Osborn, Erica Paolicelli, and Jim Trezise join Majority Leader Schumer The USPS Shipping Equity Act would allow the postal service to ship wine (and beer, and spirits) directly to consumers like FedEx and UPS have been doing for years. Federal funding for the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of USDA to cond

For more information on the original round of funding from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), please see our previous article. On September 18, 2020, the USDA announced a new program and additional round of funding for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions, and associated costs, due to COVID-19. Signup for CFAP 2 began September 21, 2020, and runs through December 11, 2020. Brief Overview Brief Overview Eligibility and payment limits are separate from the CFAP 1 program. If you’ve already applied for CFAP 1, make sure to check eligibility for CFAP 2, evaluate your eligibility and if you want to apply, then apply as soon as possible. Applications can be submitted online via the USDA website or with your local Farm Service Agency office. CFAP 2 was adapted to include more commodities that weren’t eligible in CFAP 1 including over 230 specialty crops. CFAP 2 payments will be made