{"id":23958,"date":"2026-02-20T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-farmers-can-begin-requesting-federal-bridge-aid-starting-monday\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:00:58","slug":"delaware-farmers-can-begin-requesting-federal-bridge-aid-starting-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-farmers-can-begin-requesting-federal-bridge-aid-starting-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Farmers Can Begin Requesting Federal Bridge Aid Starting Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1692\" height=\"1269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?resize=1692%2C1269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?w=1692&amp;ssl=1 1692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Delaware farmers will have the opportunity to request federal financial assistance starting Monday, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture opens applications for its massive $11 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program.<\/p><p>The USDA has officially announced that the registration window is now available for agricultural producers seeking support through this significant aid initiative.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened the application window for its $11 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Local Delaware farmers will be able to submit their requests for financial support beginning Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771599656642.webp?fit=1692%2C1269&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6eq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21400,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-specialty-farmers-have-30-days-to-apply-for-federal-relief-funds\/","url_meta":{"origin":23958,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Specialty Farmers Have 30 Days to Apply for Federal Relief Funds","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving specialty crop growers one month to submit applications for financial assistance through a new program. 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