The Agriculture Department won’t pay farmers for unplanted acres under its new $16 billion trade-relief program, Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Monday evening. But Perdue said USDA is considering whether it can make “minimal” payments to producers who file for prevented planting insurance and also plant cover crops that are eligible for trade aid. Perdue also promised more details of the second trade aid program would be released “in the coming weeks.” (Politico)