Deadline for FIPP Fast Approaching

Application Deadline for Funds Available from Farm Income Payment Program (FIPP) is July 31st

OTTAWA – Michael Chong, MP for Wellington-Halton Hills urges all farm producers who have not yet applied for funds available through the Farm Income Payment Program (FIPP) to do so before July 31, 2005.

The Farm Income Payment will provide $1 billion in immediate federal assistance for cash-strapped Canadian farmers.  $841.5 million of this money will go to general payments for eligible Canadian producers, which includes producers of all commodities except supply-managed commodities, while $155 million of this money will go to direct payments for producers of cattle and other ruminants.

Mr. Chong said, “I encourage those farm producers affected by low farm incomes to apply for these government funds.  The money is there to help out, but you need to ensure that you’ve applied.”

Producers interested in more information or in applying for this program can contact Michael Chong’s office at (866) 878 5556 or Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at either www.agr.gc.ca/fip or

(866) 367 8506..