The citrus industry lays out the type of impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the market and its effect on growers in this week’s review. Farmworkers may be…
Food Security is National Security
Sometimes it takes something big like the COVID-19 pandemic to appreciate some of the things we do have, including a stable U.S. food supply. If it wasn’t for our farmers…
The Western View: It’s Time to go to a Farmers’ Market
The growers that rely on direct marketing have suffered badly during this pandemic. These growers sell through farmers’ markets and to specialty restaurants. The restaurants have closed, and the farmers’…
California Prune Board Keeping Industry Informed and Safe During Pandemic
…said that growers are working with their employees to explain the situation created by the pandemic and “posting and giving them information on their worker rights during this period, in…
Increased H-2A Flexibility to Ensure Food Production Continues
…employment, currently threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, is vital to maintaining and securing the country’s critical food supply chain,” Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf said in a…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…groups to help shape plans to reopen the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic. The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “I’m honored to…
COVID-19 Concerns as Production Season Ramps Up in Fresno County
…The impact that COVID-19 is having on available labor can vary from region to region, but it is still a concern as the pandemic continues. “There are those businesses that…
Citrus Industry Groups Provide Context of COVID-19 Damage to USDA
…is being affected during the pandemic, the citrus industry groups did make some suggestions for assisting citrus growers. The group encourages direct payments as the best option for relief and…
Struggling Producers Ready to Meet Increased Food Bank Needs
Farmers across America are feeling the pain of the Coronavirus pandemic. In California, California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson said COVID-19 social distancing requirements have caused some hurdles for the…
Lawmakers Propose “California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package”
Farmworkers hoeing potatoes on large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com California Assemblymember Robert Rivas introduced a bill that will aid farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic titled “California…
Lawmakers Urge Governor Newsom to Reconsider Incidental Take Permit
…they can rely on water supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Given the serious health, safety, and economic concerns our constituents are facing due to the pandemic…the timing and judgement of…
Spring Cattle Work Calls for COVID-19 Precautions
The COVID-19 pandemic has much of the California population staying home in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus. Across the state, many grocery stores have had shelves…
Online Grocery Shopping More than Doubles During Pandemic
…orders also increased by 19 percent. While it’s difficult to predict how these trends will adjust once the pandemic passes, nearly half of survey respondents indicated that they were likely…
Dozens of Ag Groups Ask for Regulatory Pause During Pandemic
…of sound public policy development and provides State regulators with much-needed perspectives and insight into the potential impacts of State actions,” the letter stated. “The disruption caused by this pandemic…