HEALTH INSURANCE ...
RURAL BROADBAND ...
ReConnect application deadline extended
Rural businesses, cooperatives, and communities now have until April 15th to apply
NUTRITION ...
Nutrition guidance during COVID-19 emergency
COVID-19 Nutrition Resource Center to offer guidance to the public about healthful eating
PIG DIET ...
Copper boosts pig growth, and now we know why
Research shows the element seems to enhance pigs' ability to utilize fat after absorption
BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION ...
Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers
Biological nitrogen fixation is a more sustainable way to provide nitrogen to crops
GRAIN DONATIONS ...
Farmers, grain companies step up to help out
Grain donations are already starting to help struggling food banks during this crisis
FARM LABOR ...
Feds fast track foreign farm workers' return
USDA expands number of foreign ag workers whose visa applications can be processed
WORKER SAFETY ...
Farmworkers wary of virus spread among peers
CDC says the threat of contracting COVID-19 from food or food packaging is low
ETHANOL ...
Ethanol plants seek to supply hand sanitizer
Ethanol industry seeks relaxation of FDA regulations to allow them to make hand sanitizer
FSA PROGRAM CHANGES ...