COVID-19
PPE in short supply for farm workers during the COVID-19 crisis
While most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professionals are out in the fields and packing houses working to produce food. [caption id=""... more »
Organic Produce Summit 2020 canceled due to COVID-19
"Based on the ongoing monitoring of health advisories, and recent statements by the governor of California related to large gatherings, we have determined in order to protect the health,... more »
Cornell Orchards donates apples to area school districts
Cornell Orchards has long been known for its generosity in supporting the local community. So when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close, leaving many students without regular access to meals, the orchards’ staff saw an... more »
Farmer cooperatives urge focus on mental health of producers
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on April 20 praising the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and urging him to broaden that... more »
Produce grower training offered through eCornell
Food safety is critically important throughout the supply chain, but it begins with the grower. Farms have many microbial risks, and in order to protect the fruits and vegetables grown and packaged on a farm,... more »
Reaction: $2.7B in financial relief for specialty crops ‘inadequate’
It was announced April 17 that some $2.7 billion in financial support will be targeted to the fruit and vegetable industry in response to the overwhelming losses from the COVID-19 emergency. That support is divided... more »
USDA will procure about $100M per month in fresh fruits, vegetables
As part of the April 17 announcement of a $19 billion Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program, USDA on April 19 announced that it is exercising authority under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to purchase and distribute... more »
Breaking: $19M agriculture food assistance program includes farm relief
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced April 17 the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers in response... more »
$91.8M in funding to assist America’s migrant, seasonal farm workers
The U.S. Department of Labor announced April 13 the availability of up to $91.8 million in grant funding to support the economic stability of farmworkers through the National Farmworker Jobs Program. Overseen by the department’s... more »
Washington state farmers’ markets are reopening, but won’t look the same
The Proctor Farmers' Market in Tacoma, Washington, was supposed to open for the season almost a month ago. When it didn’t, Scott Gruber, president of the market’s board and a longtime vendor who has depended... more »
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