Additional help for pandemic-hit producers
An additional $6 billion will reach American farmers whose businesses sustained pandemic-induced loss. USDA recently announced these extra funds to be fueled to the already existing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program but this time targeting also smaller-scale producers and disadvantaged companies. The program was launched in April 2020, but ongoing market instability calls for further measures to be implemented. The new initiative is deemed Pandemic Assistance for Producers under which the help will be directed at previously omitted producers. This includes $500 million in funds for accelerated support through already existing initiatives. Dairy farmers can apply for aid through the Dairy Donation Program which connects dairy goods with consumers in demand. Over 410,000 cattle producers can also be granted additional payments for which USDA anticipated around $1.1 billion.
Additional initiatives
In May 2020, USDA had already estimated the losses of dairy producers at $8.2 billion – a number that has only been growing ever since. The state acted quickly and introduced relief plans for American farmers such as the Families Food Box Program under which USDA initiated the purchase of dairy products for the estimated value of $317 million. The dairy foodstuffs reached food banks and non-profit organizations. Under the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act, $20 million will be provided to strengthen the support for farmers and ranchers while $500 million will be used to purchase the milk and direct the products to non-profit entities.
Per saperne di più Fosfato Bicalcico
Aspetti tecnici
Il prefisso “bi” nel nome comune si forma perché la formazione del composto consiste nell’eliminazione di due parti dall’acido fosforico. Il prodotto finale si presenta sotto forma di polvere bianca.
Applicazione
Il Fosfato Bicalcico è un componente delle diete animali come fonte di fosforo e correttore del mangime. Grazie a questo minerale, le razioni alimentari soddisfano le esigenze degli animali, migliorando la crescita e la fertilità.
Il fosforo è essenziale, ad esempio nel processo di ATP, nella sintesi degli acidi nucleici e nella formazione delle ossa. Il fosfato bicalcico è utilizzato come additivo alimentare per le sue proprietà energetiche e per il suo effetto positivo anti coagulazione del sangue. A volte si trova nei dentifrici per le sue proprietà lucidanti.
