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…
UC ANR extends information to more Californians online while social distancing
…https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/consumers/food-safety-home/home-food-preservation/uc-master-food-preserver-food-safety-training and will be demonstrating food preservation techniques via YouTube like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoymcsLWlg. To help Californians support local farmers, the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program created the UC…
Lawmakers Propose “California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package”
…to expand paid sick leave for farmworkers, provide hazard pay and extend a tax credit to farmers who offer overtime work to their workers. In addition, it would expedite temporary…
USDA Working to Mitigate the Cost of Milk Dumping
…requirements are being waived. “RMA is making some further adjustments to assist the crop insurance industry and America’s farmers and ranchers,” RMA Administrator Martin Barbre said in the announcement. “We…
Dairy Struggles with Extreme Shift in the Market
…occurred of product that’s currently not needed.” Dairy struggles are being reported throughout the U.S. with producers in New York and Wisconsin having to dump significant amounts of milk. Farmers…
AFBF Details How Stimulus Funding Can Best Serve Producers
…Priority.” The letter notes that the dairy and livestock industries have been hit particularly hard and makes several suggestions as to how the stimulus funding can assist farmers and ranchers. …
The Western View: Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face?
It seems Governor Newsom has found a way to outfox the Feds. Unfortunately, it further reduces the amount of water that goes to California’s Farmers. This all began some years…
Farmer Relief Fund from American Farmland Trust Aims to Help Ag
…the effort has already garnered significant support from donors and substantial interest from farmers and ranchers who need assistance. “Farmers and ranchers all across the country have seen their primary…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-07-20
…coronavirus is impacting farmers who sell their products directly to consumers at farmers’ markets and how American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund is looking to help. Tune in to the…
Farm Safety Practices Adapt to Protect Workers from Coronavirus Risk
…people are staged out and they take their breaks at different times.” Efforts to enhance safety and sanitation protocols to help keep farmers and farmworkers safe while performing essential duties…
Week in Review: Snow Levels Half of Average, Concerns for N95 Shortage
COVID-19 was the most prominent topic this week as smaller farmers struggle with marketing their produce and industrywide concern focuses on supplies of necessary safety equipment such as sanitizer and…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-03-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering some ways farmers are making sure their employees feel…
Direct Marketing Farmers Hit Hardest During Pandemic
…business. “A lot of the farmers that we work with are direct marketing; so, they sell directly to farmers markets, or at farm stands, or to restaurants or retail. So,…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-01-20
…crisis, get an update on the Central Valley’s citrus bloom and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA is allowing veterinarians to practice telemedicine to better assist animal health needs….