…USDA’s Economic Research Service Wednesday reported the 2021 figure is an increase of about 5.8 million per month compared with fiscal year 2019. SNAP participation increased nationwide during the COVID-19…
USDA Providing Relief to Qualified Borrowers Struggling to Make Payments
…$500 million in payments to benefit the following distressed borrowers: USDA will administer $66 million in separate automatic payments, using COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, to support up to 7,000 direct…
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…
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…
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…
USDA: Adult Obesity Increased During Pandemic
…of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings also showed statistically significant changes in each of the four obesity-related behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participation in exercise rose 4.4 percent, and people slept…
Several Reasons Pushing Summer Cookout Costs Higher
…of them is the general supply chain challenges that we’ve had as we’ve recovered from COVID. Another one is the Federal Reserve Bank’s expansion of the money supply which has…
Specialty Crop Producers to Receive Food Safety Assistance from USDA
…Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. “The ongoing economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created substantial financial challenges for small and very small producers to meet regulatory requirements and access…
House Agriculture Committee Discusses Dairy Farm Bill Programs
…farmers and the American people.” He said the pandemic proved the need for such programs. “Nothing made the importance of this safety net more apparent than the COVID-19 pandemic. We…