BILLINGS— Montana farmers have had trouble accessing federal aid after the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reopened 2,100 offices to provide farmer aid.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices provide Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for farmers, among other services.

The offices had been closed for three weeks due to the government shutdown.

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According to Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer, farmers have experienced delays accessing services in these offices.

“I would be surprised if any farmers have actually been paid. There's probably been farmers that have been filling out

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