The percentage of households considered food insecure has surged during the pandemic — already to levels much higher than during the depths of the Great Recession — but Black and … Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many sectors of the economy and livestock farming is one of them. (The Center Square)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting companies got at least $6.4 billion in U.S. coronavirus-related small business loans, government data released Monday showed. (Bloomberg)

The U.S. government delivered far less food aid than it had pledged by the end of June, according to food bank managers and data from the agriculture department sent to … Read More

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Apex Award is given to a State Farm Bureau that has donated 10% more to the Foundation than they did the previous year. … Read More

The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule effectively eases emission restrictions through 2026 put in place by the Obama administration. But groups across the country say the EPA ignored the benefits … Read More

The United States is and has been open for business throughout the pandemic, said Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council. (AgriNews)  

China’s dwindling pace of meat imports, thanks to its tough measures against coronavirus contamination, will provide further support for prices already buoyed by a severe shortage of pork, analysts said. … Read More

Amid the market challenges farmers and ranchers are facing because of the coronavirus outbreak, the new USMCA trade deal offers the U.S. agricultural industry a ray of optimism. (Post Register)

The pandemic is speeding the shift from human meat cutters to robotic butchers, but machines can’t yet match people’s ability. (Wall Street Journal)