GREENFIELD — Michael S. Mack, who has been an Edward Jones financial adviser in Greenfield since 2009, recently qualified for the Edward Jones Managing Partner’s Conference, which honors the top 400 of the firm’s more than 19,000 financial advisers.
The achievement recognizes and celebrates Edward Jones’ most successful financial advisers and provides them with the opportunity to hear from keynote speakers from both inside and outside the firm and to share best practices for serving clients.
This is the fifth time Mack has been invited to this event.
Deadline approaching for chamber meeting
GREENFIELD — Today (Friday, April 2) is the last day to register for the Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming virtual monthly meeting.
The meeting is 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 6, and will feature a discussion on education in Hancock County. Speakers include Eastern Hancock Superintendent David Pfaff, Greenfield-Central Superintendent Harold Olin, Mt. Vernon Superintendent Jack Parker and Southern Hancock Superintendent Lisa Lantrip.
Registration can be completed at greenfieldcc.org under the News & Events tab. Admission is free for chamber members and $5 for non-members.
USDA announces assistance for producers
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions.
The new initiative — USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers — will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. USDA is dedicating at least $6 billion toward the new programs. The department will also develop rules for new programs that will put a greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers, specialty crop and organic producers, timber harvesters, as well as provide support for the food supply chain and producers of renewable fuel, among others.
Existing programs like the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program will fall within the new initiative and, where statutory authority allows, will be refined to better address the needs of producers.
