RURAL IMPACTS ...
STATEMENTS ...
House, Senate comment on USDA COVID-19 assistance
House Agriculture Committee Chairman, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman release statements
PANDEMIC RESPONSE ...
Governor announces new targeted effort to vaccinate farmworkers
Pop-up vaccination sites coming to farms and food production facilities
RELIEF SOUGHT ...
Maine delegation says USDA must distribute logger relief
The aid was part of the December coronavirus relief package, the delegation said
FUNDING ANNOUNCED ...
Funds aid in recovery from the financial impacts of COVID-19
$330M invested in specialty crops grants, incentives to purchase produce, help for cotton producers
WINE ...
Covid Silver Lining: DtC surge and lessons
Direct-to-Consumer wine shipments increased 27% from 2019 to 2020
FEEDING COMMUNITIES ...
PCC Community Markets partners with Seattle-area nonprofits to create farm-to-food bank program
Partnership provides outlet for farm produce and feeds Seattle area during pandemic
FUNDING AVAILABLE ...
Funding aims to assist socially disadvantaged farmers
USDA announces funding available to organizations to assist socially disadvantaged farmers & ranchers
VACCINE ALLOCATION ...
California targets critical farmworkers for vaccinations
California's growers rely on the labor of as many as 800,000 farmworkers
FARMWORKER HEALTH ...