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New research finds the surge in grocery prices was driven mainly by substantial increases in commodity prices and supermarket wages, rather than price gouging.
Judging will be done August 10 - 12.
President Trump has added $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program and extended it beyond the end of October.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that eligible employees are entitled to paid sick time because of COVID-19, and employers are eligible for a tax credit to offset the expense.
“Farmers openly talk about safety on the farm, whether that is with equipment handling or stockman training. Keeping a healthy workforce is another way that we can provide farm safety.”
Major dairy exporting regions show positive milk production growth in 2020.
Farmers across the country are being asked to dump their milk, as food service demand crumbled rapidly due to COVID-19. Still, farmers are frustrated that consumers can’t buy as much milk as they want right now.
Concerns about COVID-19 have people worried about the health and safety of their families, businesses and livestock. Here’s a recap of the methods in which disease is spread.
It doesn’t matter if your employees present clinical signs or if they feel “fine,” if they test positive for COVID-19, they need to leave the farm and self-isolate. Here are 4 steps to prevent future transmission.
Veterinarians are essential workers, and many still make farm calls.
The Wisconsin State Fair announced Thursday that for the first time in 75 years they’d be cancelling the 2020 state fair.
Scientists plan to use an industry wide dairy survey to identify critical areas in the industry and help minimize further health issues, labor disruptions, milk supply shortages and economic risks due to the coronavirus.
Researchers suggest the average American should laugh 15 times or more a day for health maintenance.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted to USDA a joint plan to confront the COVID-19 dairy crisis.
All in all, analysts agree milk prices could fall a staggering 20%, which would put us in the neighborhood of 2008 prices.
The spread of the coronavirus is having an impact on dairy prices and price outlook.
Over the past few days commodity markets, including dairy, have felt the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.