Germany confirmed on Thursday that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in a dead wild boar near its border with Poland, threatening pork exports to China from Europe’s biggest … Read More
Public health experts agree that agricultural operations urgently need widespread testing. But the logistics are complicated, the rules can feel onerous, and resistance has come from unlikely places. (The Counter)
In spite of COVID-19, Illinois farmers and national farmers have been optimistic about planting in 2020. (Alton Daily News
The Farmers to Families organization is holding a massive food giveaway Saturday at Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville. (FOX Illinois)
Oranges and frozen foods are being snapped up. Shelves have fewer choices. And customers are steering their carts in surprising new directions. (New York Times)
Coronavirus lingering on chilled salmon may be infectious for more than a week, according to researchers in China, where imported fish have been investigated as a potential source of infections. … Read More
The federal food box program initially faced questions because some of the companies that won contracts weren’t food distributors and the contracts didn’t always cover the final delivery costs that … Read More
Because of the exposures farmers have in their everyday jobs — to grain dust, mold spores, animal dusts and chemicals — they are more likely to be susceptible to respiratory … Read More
Chinese buyers booked deals to buy 664,000 tonnes of soybeans, the largest daily total since July 22, for delivery in the 2020/21 marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on … Read More
The ongoing pandemic has resulted in record farm-to-retail price spreads in both the beef and pork industries. (Farm Bureau)
