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Ag labor, processing, transportation challenged by coronavirus
Getting insight on H2-A challenges, and exploring other coronavirus issues with American Farm Bureau Federation In the world of immigrant farm labor the second and third quarter of any season is...
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Commodity organizations award scholarships
Emma Kuhns of Mason City, Illinois, awarded the 2020-2021 ASA Soy Scholarship. Academic scholarships have been awarded to eight agriculture students.American Soybean Association Soy ScholarshipBASF...
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Farm Progress America, March 19, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at how coronavirus has impacted one federal agency Max Armstrong got a surprise from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when the agency announced it was ending global...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 19, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about violence concerns in big cities, distilleries making hand sanitizer, meat prices and more. In some big cities, there are concerns violence will increase as teens will be out...
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China steps up precautions on incoming vessels
There aren’t enough containers to keep world trade flowing as coronavirus goes global and ships and their cargo get quarantined. By Jen SkerrittA shipping container shortage that’s left everything...
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Trump stands firm on tariffs
Americans for Free Trade urges Trump to consider tariff relief as part of coronavirus emergency legislation. By Jenny LeonardHardly a day goes by right now without business groups calling on the White...
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What's going right when it's all upside down
Whiskey to hand sanitizer? Chemicals having a moment? Convenient farm kid labor? Yes, to all of the above. Look for the good, and you're bound to find it. As I write this, we’re well into the...
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Can pigs catch COVID-19?
SARS-CoV-2 is part of a third distinct group of coronaviruses and is genetically and antigenically distinct from swine coronaviruses. Coronavirus, a word quite familiar to the global swine industry as...
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USDA, Labor Dept. ensuring there's enough foreign ag labor
Workers with expiring contracts may be available to transfer to different employers. USDA and the U.S. Department of Labor are partnering to facilitate the identification of foreign and domestic...
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Ethanol industry faces perfect tsunami as prices tank
Combination of OPEC oil war and COVID-19 has diminished gasoline demand, leaving ethanol industry in deep red. Ongoing trade disputes, small refinery exemption uncertainty, demand destruction from...
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Farm Progress America, March 20, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at the Market Facilitation Program and how it impacts farm income Max Armstrong shares his thoughts on the potential of a third round of Market Facilitation Program...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 20, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about retailer responses to COVID-19, a call to investigate price fixing on meat, another shelter in place order and fatbergs. Retail response to COVID-19 has been interesting,...
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Homeland Security identifies critical workers
Fertilizer employees among those identified as critical during coronavirus pandemic. The fertilizer industry was identified as one of the nation's critical infrastructure industries by The Department...
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USDA works to ensure ag business not interrupted
Despite a dozen Farm Production and Conservation office closures, USDA seeks to keep local offices open. Despite business closures across the U.S. most USDA Service Centers, including Farm Service...
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Farming, COVID-19 and a new podcast
Agriculture is in turmoil, and the need for new information on a range of topics is important. Farm Progress creates a new podcast to help Farm Progress is a diverse agriculture information company...
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What happens if meat plant workers get sick?
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a plant could seriously reduce or even halt operations at the same time that demand has surged. By Deena Shanker and Lydia MulvanyIn shelter-in-place America, people have...
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Panic buying has made it nearly impossible to keep shelves stocked
There's plenty of food in the world, it's just not where it's needed. By Millie Munshi, Megan Durisin and Corinne GretlerGlobal warehouses are stuffed with frozen cuts of pork, wheels of cheese and...
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Coalition asks for Trump to nix appeal
10th Circuit Court ruling invalidates three refinery waivers. The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Coalition for Ethanol and National Farmers Union continue to...
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Farmers discuss labor issue due to COVID-19, stress no food shortage
United States relies on more than a quarter million H-2Aworkers every year with 93% of that labor coming from Mexico. Chalmers Carr feels fortunate many of his scheduled H-2A workers are on his farm...
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USDA NASS continues to release reports on schedule amid COVID-19
The agricultural data collection service will continue collecting data and issuing report during the national crisis. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced that regular...
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