Up until around two months ago a vegetable box delivery from a local greengrocer’s would have been a fairly niche service, usually the domain of trendy “foodies” or eco-warriors keen … Read More

– One month ago, the White House announced principles for reopening the country. Soon after, governors who felt they weren’t getting enough federal guidance banded together to coordinate regional reopening … Read More

Officials from the U.S. and United Kingdom made progress on a number of areas over the past two weeks of negotiations and are moving forward at an “accelerated pace,” Liz … Read More

Farmers may begin applying for direct payments as part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) through their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office on May 26, President Donald Trump … Read More

Rural roads’ significant deficiencies have created many challenges – and opportunities – to improving the efficiency of the agricultural supply chain. However, America’s ability to address its rural transportation challenges … Read More

The Small Business Administration released loan forgiveness guidance and the application for borrowers to apply for loan forgiveness. Borrowers are responsible for initiating the forgiveness request with lenders. You can … Read More

The coronavirus pandemic is spreading from cities to rural communities that have a higher share of older, at-risk residents, a trend that has implications for the stress it may put … Read More

Visit almost any grocery store and you’ll see how that food chain has been disrupted during the coronavirus pandemic. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has been talking up part of the … Read More

– A major rupture in U.S.-China relations may be a matter of when and not if. Trump seems to be distancing himself from the phase one trade deal, and advisers … Read More

Some farmers have even found positives to the stay-at-home orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including less traffic for their farm equipment to maneuver around, more family time, farm help … Read More