DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to bolster the nation’s food supply chain in response to vulnerabilities revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jenny Lester Moffitt,…
Commodity Groups Advocate for Economic Assistance Amid Farm Bill Delays
…fertilizers, fuel, and other inputs, alongside weather-related disruptions that have impacted yields. Commodity-specific concerns are also driving the push for aid. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, groups representing corn,…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 12-09-24
…emphasizes the collaborative effort needed among producers and government agencies to control the outbreak and prevent potential pandemic scenarios. Lorrie talks with Isaiah Kisica from the University of California Davis…
USDA Implements New Testing Guidelines for Raw Milk
…you would not want to be the farm that starts or originates the virus that ends up becoming a pandemic. And that possibility is real.” USDA Implements New Testing Guidelines…
Hunger Crisis in America: Feeding America CEO Urges Action
…food insecurity gained national attention during the pandemic, the focus has since waned. “Those lines we used to see have just gone back inside buildings, and people think they’ve gone…
USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Aid for Distressed Farm Loans
…2024, will be automatically covered. Shared Appreciation Agreements may also qualify for assistance to help prevent added debt burdens as servicing actions paused during the pandemic resume. These measures are…
Dock Worker Strikes Threaten U.S. Meat Exports
…ripple effects throughout the supply chain, echoing challenges experienced during previous disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, specific markets, including the Dominican Republic and Central America, heavily rely on exports…
Another Decline in Farm Income Expected for 2024
…even before the COVID-19 pandemic.” Lower crop receipts are a big reason for the drop, but falling production costs including feed, fuel, and fertilizer will help soften the impact. The…
California Wine Industry Facing Several Challenges
…Bitter said the California wine industry is experiencing a myriad of problems, some residual from the pandemic, and others have been decades in the making. The pandemic gave false market…
Senator J. Boozman Discusses Farm Bill Funds
…bill worked at the time, but things have changed. “The 2018 Farm Bill was a great bill for 2018 and 2019. And then the pandemic came and the 2018 Farm…
COVID Shipping Problems Remain
Broccoli farm and big export trucks on background. Image by deyangeorgiev2/DepositPhotos image Though the global COVID pandemic officially ended more than a year ago, many of the issues we saw…
Moderna to Develop Human H5N1 Vaccine
…crises,” says HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “As a part of that, we continue to develop new vaccines and other tools to help address influenza and bolster our pandemic response capabilities.”…
Judge Blocks Disaster Program Special Funding to Minority Farmers
…or rancher” designation until a resolution has been reached. The ruling follows a lawsuit from Texas farmers who claimed they would have received more funding under disaster and pandemic relief…
United States and European Union Consider Bird Flu Vaccinations
…vaccines would protect at-risk poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians, and lab technicians. Experts say this could curb a pandemic threat. U.S. officials are already moving bulk vaccine that closely matches…