April 18, 2021RURAL IMPACTS ... Meatpacking plants increased COVID-19 cases in US counties Study finds costs to rural economies exceeded $11 billion READ MORE
April 15, 2021STATEMENTS ... House, Senate comment on USDA COVID-19 assistance House Agriculture Committee Chairman, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman release statements READ MORE
April 14, 2021PANDEMIC RESPONSE ... Governor announces new targeted effort to vaccinate farmworkers Pop-up vaccination sites coming to farms and food production facilities READ MORE
April 14, 2021RELIEF SOUGHT ... Maine delegation says USDA must distribute logger relief The aid was part of the December coronavirus relief package, the delegation said READ MORE
April 14, 2021FUNDING 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 READ MORE
April 13, 2021WINE ... Covid Silver Lining: DtC surge and lessons Direct-to-Consumer wine shipments increased 27% from 2019 to 2020 READ MORE
April 11, 2021FEEDING 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 READ MORE
April 7, 2021FUNDING AVAILABLE ... Funding aims to assist socially disadvantaged farmers USDA announces funding available to organizations to assist socially disadvantaged farmers & ranchers READ MORE
April 5, 2021VACCINE ALLOCATION ... California targets critical farmworkers for vaccinations California's growers rely on the labor of as many as 800,000 farmworkers READ MORE
April 1, 2021FARMWORKER HEALTH ... Jill Biden urges farmworkers to get vaccinated in California Urged farmworkers to get vaccinated during a visit to an agricultural region of the state READ MORE