FOOD INSECURITY ON THE RISE AS COVID-19 CASES SURGE AND ECONOMY SPUTTERS
The number of people being served by food banks and food pantries in Colorado swelled as the COVID-19 pandemic spiked heading into the holiday season. (Denver Post)
The number of people being served by food banks and food pantries in Colorado swelled as the COVID-19 pandemic spiked heading into the holiday season. (Denver Post)
Negotiators last week agreed on how to slice up the discretionary budget among the 12 bills that fund various departments. They’re keeping the numbers under wraps, but the final Agriculture-FDA … Read More
Negotiators last week agreed on how to slice up the discretionary budget among the 12 bills that fund various departments. They’re keeping the numbers under wraps, but the final Agriculture-FDA … Read More
Our Farmers, an online directory of farms owned by BIPOC [black indigenous people of color] farmers in the U.S., seeks to create a community among farmers of color, and also … Read More
California farmworkers, who have been hard-hit by the coronavirus as they have grown and harvested fruits and vegetables throughout the pandemic, should be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine when a … Read More
As pandemic restrictions tighten across the U.S., many families are changing the way they’re setting the table for Thanksgiving. That means everything from the size of the gathering to the … Read More
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise … Read More
Two turkeys from a Walcott farm’s “presidential flock” are headed to Washington, D.C., to be pardoned by President Donald Trump. (The Courier)
Danish minister in charge of farming resigned Wednesday as he took the blame for the government ordering the culling of all farmed mink without having the necessary legislation in place … Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on almost every segment of the meat and poultry industry and, more generally, the US food supply chain. The fallout from COVID-19 … Read More