…chain problems and labor shortages are major challenges for this market. This labor shortage existed prior to 2020, which the pandemic shutdown has compounded. The US food supply chain challenges…
Farm and Food Workers Relief Program to be Administered by 15 Organizations
…incurred due to COVID-19. The organizations that were awarded grant funding have experience working with essential worker’s groups and other worker-serving organizations. Award recipients are making preparations now and USDA…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 10-04-22
…that shows a return to pre-covid employment and continued EQUIP funding is necessary to meet environmental regulations. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-30-22
…beneficial, and COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leal is still in place through the end of the year. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Study Highlights Economic Impact of Fresh Produce Industry
…reach pre-COVID levels. Nationally, there are nearly 1.2 million jobs that are directly associated with fresh produce and floral operations. COVID caused an overall slowdown resulting in a nearly four…
VofV: Sun World CEO David Marguleas Explains the Successful Strategies Behind a New Product
…the middle of the pandemic we opened our new center for innovation in Wasco, Calif.,” David says. “The new facility is a massive upgrade both technologically and functionally…and we’ve allowed…
Major School Nutrition Program Spending Declined During Pandemic
…typically make up the largest share of child nutrition program expenditures. In fiscal year 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, spending on the two programs amounted to about $18.7 billion, nearly…
White House Announces Hunger Conference for September
…the U.S. Lack of access to healthy and affordable foods is one of many factors impacting hunger and diet-related diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges further. The Conference…
Interest Expense Ratio for Agriculture Stays Even with 20-year Average
…forecasts, despite the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced demand for agricultural commodities. The interest expense ratio is calculated by dividing interest expenses by the sum of the value of production…
Funding to Boost Biofuel Sales
…June, USDA also announced that it had provided $700 million in relief funding to more than 100 biofuel producers in 25 states who experienced market losses due to the pandemic….
Adult Obesity Increased During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
…Service shows that U.S. adults ages 20 and older reported a three percent higher prevalence of obesity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study analyzed data from…
COVER Act Seeks to Further Incentivize Cover Crop Implementation
…which would function similarly to the Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP). Several groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), American Farmland Trust (AFT), and Farm Action Fund have endorsed…
Close to 200 Industry Groups Oppose Tax Increase Proposals
…businesses that survived the worst global pandemic in a century to remain viable in the coming months.” The groups dispute the proposed tax increase as generating additional Medicare funding. Signatories…
Investment of More Than $14 Million to Support Ag Workforce Training
…pandemic. By investing in education and workforce development at these institutions, we are training the workforce of the future to develop long-lasting solutions to these and other critical agricultural issues…