…the fiscal year 2020-21 would be undone. Funding for the fiscal year 2021-22 would be restored to pre-COVID levels. The agreement to restore the funding is still yet to be…
American Rescue Plan Act Moving Forward with Senate Approval
The U.S. Senate passed the American Rescue Plan Act over the weekend. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill will head back to the U.S. House of Representatives for another vote….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-08-21
…MJDOA scholarship bank taking a hit due to COVID, and HLB-resistant varieties that will soon be field-tested. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Speedier COVID Assistance Expected with New USDA Leadership in Place
With the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalizing leadership positions, assistance for producers affected by COVID should be on the way soon. Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton…
Farm City Newsday 1,000 Episodes Celebration Continues with PureCrop1
…even more important over the past year. “We’ve been trying to reach our growers through the pandemic and our retailers,” Stoll explained. “It has been a very difficult journey for…
Demand for Seeds May Affect Your Gardening Choices
How the demand for seeds may affect your gardening choices. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash During this past year’s pandemic gardening…
Forecasted Drop in Cotton Acreage Attributed to Uncertainty Ahead
…of COVID also remains a major concern for growers. Flareups of COVID have the potential to completely upend global markets in a similar fashion that was seen in early 2020….
Lawmakers Ask Biden for Rural Broadband Infrastructure Improvements
…rural broadband infrastructure improvements. The group notes that conditions created by the pandemic have highlighted the growing issue of broadband access and the need for investment in infrastructure. As students…
American Rescue Plan Legislation Moving Through Congress
Congressional committees continue moving through the process of getting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed. The relief package proposed by the Biden Administration, known as the American Rescue Plan,…
American Farm Bureau Seeking CFAP Application Extension
…eligible for assistance. The additional CFAP support was meant to assist farmers and ranchers still feeling the impact of COVID-19. Duvall points out that several new challenges have arisen since…
Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary for the Second Time
…The pandemic has created significant turmoil in the food supply chain. Vilsack has indicated there is a lot of work ahead, but he is grateful for the opportunity to rise…
State of Organic Produce 2020 Report Released by OPN
…and protecting the integrity of the organic industry. Retailers and wholesalers also provided insight on how they responded to the changing consumer landscape as a result of the pandemic. In…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-17-21
…Hero Pay increase for farmworkers, how early caution kept an Arizona ag operation running during the pandemic and a new safety guide for urban farmers has been released. Tune in…
Latest Pandemic Relief Bill Continues to Advance
…workers. A total of $500 million would go to the Community Facility Program to help rural communities get better access to COVID-19 vaccines. Overtime fee relief for small meat and…