Stories highlighting the logistic challenge agriculture is facing
Updated May 5: 11:31 AM
May 5. Too many potatoes: Farmers stuck with tons of spuds as coronavirus cuts french fry demand
May 4. COVID-19 Town Hall: The challenges facing the food chain
May 4. COVID debate: What to do with all the dead animals?
May 3. A COVID-19 Inspired Food Supply Chain Success Story
May 2. Wasted milk, euthanized livestock: Photos show how coronavirus has devastated US agriculture
May 1. How the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected agriculture and the way we eat
Apr. 29. 4 Bright Spots for Agriculture in the Post-Pandemic World
Apr. 24. As COVID-19 spreads, New York farms have been sent scrambling. Learn how they are coping
Apr. 24. Pandemic Puts the Squeeze on Dairy Farmers
Apr. 24. Livestock industry warns that federal help for desperate farms will fall short
Apr. 24. More coronavirus tests, broadband needed in rural America
Apr. 24. Dear governor: Farmworkers need your help
Apr. 23. How agriculture broke the agriculture supply chain
Apr. 23. Without food, there can be no exit from the pandemic
Apr. 23. Re-open task force paints bleak picture for agriculture business
Apr. 23. ‘An absolute tragedy’: COVID-19-related plant shutdowns could force hog farmers to kill and dispose of 200,000 pigs
Apr. 23. Farmers are plowing down crops due to COVID-19 restaurant closures
Apr. 23. Indiana Pork Processing Plant Shutdown Due To COVID-19 Hurts Hoosier Farmers
Apr. 23. Western Pa. farmers markets to open with covid-19 twists, precautions
Apr. 23. Meatpacking plant workers need greater protection from COVID-19, union says
Apr. 23. COVID-19 hammering farm income
Apr. 23. Organizations team up to propose a solution for farmers and food banks amid COVID-19
Apr. 23. Cargill Partners With Nonprofits To Ensure Rural America's Resilience
Apr. 23. Trouble in farm country because of Covid-19
Apr. 23. Grocers Hunt for Meat as Coronavirus Hobbles Beef and Pork Plants
Apr. 21. Pa. officials announce extra regulations to shield 'vital’ migrant farm workers from coronavirus
Apr. 21. This Black Woman-Owned Farm is Adapting and Thriving During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr. 21. National Guard to help with COVID-19 testing at meat plants
Apr. 21. Ethanol Industry Could See $10 Billion in Losses Due to COVID-19
Apr. 21. Interactive Maps Help Marylanders Find and Sell Local Produce, Seafood
Apr. 20. Maryland Farmers Market Association Closes in Vital Time for Local Foodways
Apr. 20. How the COVID-19 pandemic is sending American agriculture into chaos
Apr. 20. COVID-19 adjusts Kansas agriculture
Apr. 20. 'We need all hands on deck': Canadian farmers struggle with labour shortfall due to COVID-19
Apr. 20. Sizing up the new farm rescue package
Apr. 20. Wolf announces nearly $16 million in funding for Pennsylvania food banks
Apr. 20. Minnesota pork facility closes after COVID-19 outbreak
Apr. 20. Agriculture secretary on impact of COVID-19 on food markets
Apr. 20. Cattle industry losing billions to COVID-19, report finds
Apr. 20. 39 COVID-19 clusters reported in Kansas, including food processing facilities
Apr. 20. COVID-19 cluster confirmed at Emporia Tyson plant
Apr. 20. Cargill Ltd to 'temporarily idle' Alberta beef plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Apr. 19. Farm food delivery picks up during pandemic
Apr. 18. USDA's $19 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for Farmers and Food Banks Sparks Questions About Who Will Benefit
Apr. 16. The Covid-19 pandemic shows we must transform the global food system
Apr. 15. US pig farmers face $5 billion losses and oversupply issues amid COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14. Demand for CSAs and Local Produce Surge In the Face of COVID-19
Apr. 14. Economist foresees recession, but not depression, for Midwest
Apr. 14. Livestock prices drop 20%-40% since early COVID-19 news
Apr. 14. Dire crisis hitting pork industry as pigs back up due to COVID-19Apr. 14. University of Missouri report forecasts loss of billions for farmers in 2020
Apr. 14. Health of farmers paramount as planting season begins
Apr. 14. As family farms face economic crisis due to COVID-19 outbreak, Gillibrand announces landmark legislation to provide direct relief
Apr. 14. What does coronavirus mean for farm equipment manufacturers?
Apr. 14. Farmers Face Uncertain Futures As COVID-19 Blows Up Supply And Demand Balance
Apr. 14. Plan now to mitigate labor disruptions due to COVID-19
Apr. 14. COVID-19 Forces Illinois Agriculture To Adapt
Apr. 13. Meatpacking closures ‘disastrous’ for supply chain
Apr. 13. Ethanol industry, corn growers facing ‘bloodbath’ due to COVID-19
Apr. 13. Chicken company to cull birds as processing capacity plummets
Apr. 13. Cocoa and chocolate companies help farmers fight the coronavirus virus and beyond
Apr. 13. France has avoided a COVID-19 food shortage - but for how long?
Apr. 13. USDA Unveils Tool To Help Rural Communities Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr. 13. Cornavirus Reveals The ‘Usually Invisible Inequalities’ In Our Food System
Apr. 13. California Agriculture Adapts
Apr. 13. 'Resilient' local farmers plow ahead despite market woes
Apr. 13. Sioux Falls Pork Processing Plant ‘COVID-19 Hotspot’ To Close Indefinitely
Apr. 13. Coronavirus triggers Australian self-sufficiency push
Apr. 13. Ag lenders change practices and disseminate aid amid COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 12. Farming's COVID Crisis: Specialty Cheese Sales, Milk Prices Plummet
Apr. 12. Smithfield Foods To Close Sioux Falls, SD Plant Indefinitely Amid COVID-19
Apr. 12. Shepherd University winter crop to help those unable to work during COVID-19
Apr. 12. COVID-19 impacts ethanol demands
Apr. 12. COVID-19 Sends Agriculture Prices Plummeting
Apr. 12. Research, Education, and Extension Programs Adapt to COVID-19
Apr. 12. As farm work carries on, some worry about becoming Washington state’s new coronavirus epicenter
Apr. 11. (FL) Farmers Struggle To Sell Produce Dying On Vine During Coronavirus
Apr. 11. Coronavirus supply chain issues cause tons of wasted food
Apr. 11. With Pa. meat-packing workers getting COVID-19, is the food supply safe?
Apr. 11. U.S Department of Agriculture approves Florida request for online grocery shopping with the SNAP program
Apr. 11. Iowa's agriculture impact from COVID-19
Apr. 11. The farmworkers putting food on America's tables are facing their own coronavirus crisis
Apr. 11. NYS Senators Ask U.S. Ag Secretary To Direct Portion Of COVID Aid To Dairy Farms
Apr. 11. COVID-19 strikes disastrous blow to Florida farmers. Extension agents have a plan
Apr. 11. Falling asparagus prices show coronavirus impact on global food system
Apr. 11. COVID-19 and the ag economy, ethanol problems, soil scientist legacy
Apr. 11. USDA: Producers get marketing flexibility amid COVID-19 outbreak
Apr. 11. Coronavirus impact ripples across farm country
Apr. 10. Central California farm workers practice social distancing as they continue work in fields
Apr. 10. (TN) UT Extension identifies resources for direct-farm marketers during COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10. GA and SC Departments of Agriculture offering fresh goods during COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10. Michigan farmers fear ruin as coronavirus lockdown collapses prices
Apr. 10. White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry (story 2)
Apr. 10. Cheap Beef & Wasted Milk: US Agriculture Struggles With Coronavirus
Apr. 10. (OR) Farmers working to keep up with increased demand for community-supported agriculture amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr. 10. The coronavirus pandemic could threaten global food supply, UN warns
Apr. 10. (KY) Farmer’s hopes dip as pandemic roils marketsApr. 10. Coronavirus crisis crippling Florida farmers
Apr. 10. Smithfield closes S.D. pork plant after more than 80 employees test positive for coronavirus
Apr. 10. Agriculture an essential Central Washington industry with new rules, continuing concerns
Apr. 9. (NY) Coronavirus has potential to devastate dairy farms
Apr. 9. (WI) Essential, but isolated: COVID-19 threatens foreign workers underpinning central Wisconsin's food industry
Apr. 9. 'A disastrous situation': mountains of food wasted as coronavirus scrambles supply chain
Apr. 9. Alberta loosens rules for truck drivers, launches website to help fill agriculture jobs
Apr. 9. Meat plants are shutting down as workers get sickApr. 9. COVID-19 Sends Agriculture Prices Plummeting
Apr. 9. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers relief due to COVID-19
Apr. 9. Maine Agricultural Mediation Program can help farm families, workers
Apr. 9. How to buy straight from Florida’s farmers hurt by coronavirus pandemicApr. 9. Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers
Apr. 9. Farmers race to get stimulus checks
Apr. 9. COVID-19 impacts agriculture from farm to fork
Apr. 9. USDA Working on COVID-19 Aid
Apr. 9. Smithfield to close Sioux Falls plant (serving US) after increasing COVID-19 cases
Apr. 9. COVID-19 Renews Calls for and Education in Buying Local
Apr. 9. Assemblyman Rivas introduces California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package
Apr. 9. Future prosperity of the Canadian agri-food value-chain is not assured
Apr. 9. Federal government shifts summer job funding in to essential sectors
Apr. 9. COVID-19: France and Germany ask for CAP market measures
Apr. 9. Tractor Supply adding 5,000 jobs, in its 'most ambitious hiring drive ever'
Apr. 9. Industry Requests for Support Overwhelm Funds Provided to USDA
Apr. 9. Missouri Department of Agriculture Asks Grocery Retailers to Cease Consumer Limits on Dairy
Apr. 9. Blockchain in Agriculture Market 2020
Apr. 9. More pay for California farm workers promised in Democrat’s coronavirus proposal
Apr. 9. Ag groups seek urgent relief for exporters
Apr. 9. Nebraska Corn Board urges farmers to be prepared as the growing season approaches
Apr. 9. Recipe for Disaster: Globalised food systems, structural inequality and COVID-19
Apr. 8. They’ve battled drought, frost and crickets — is COVID-19 the final straw for Utah farmers?
Apr. 8. Coronavirus claims an unexpected victim: Florida vegetables
Apr. 8. (Arkansas) ‘Vital part of our survival’: Cape Fear region farmers are working through COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 8. The Maine Farmer Saving the World’s Rarest Heirloom Seeds
Apr. 8. Oregon agriculture dealing with uncertainty during coronavirus pandemic
Apr. 8. COVID-19 could alter agricultural trade relationships; change view of globalization and interdependency for food
Apr. 8. Seed movement and food security during the COVID-19 crisisApr. 8. Perdue: USDA hurrying to distribute farm aid
Apr. 8. Farmers Are Panic-Buying to Keep America’s 95 Million Cows FedApr. 8. Pork Producers Face Harsh Reality of COVID-19
Apr. 8. (NY) Dumping food is the only choice for one Hamlin farmer amid crisis
Apr. 8. Canadian canola sector continues to waver
Apr. 8. Virginia Tech Ag Econ experts say food supply chain is strong and resilient despite COVID-19
Apr. 7. COVID-19 Concerns On The Minds Of Lenders As Wisconsin Farmers Apply For Planting Loans
Apr. 7. Commissioner Nikki Fried issues emergency order on eggs in Florida during COVID-19
Apr. 7. Cargill shuts U.S. meat plant in Pennsylvania that serves grocery stores due to COVID-19
Apr. 7. COVID-19's impact will shock key segments of Arkansas' economy
Apr. 6. 'No farms, no food, no Walmart.' Idaho agriculture industry grapples with coronavirus
Apr. 6. COVID-19 outbreak halts production at Tyson pork processing plant in eastern Iowa
Apr. 6. (Iowa) Agriculture not immune to effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 6. (Nebraska) COVID-19 Shows Farm Labor System is Broken
Apr. 6. Cattle, specialty crop growers look to CARES Act relief
Apr. 6. Produce shippers fear inspectors could spread COVID
Apr. 6. Saskatchewan farmers report COVID-19-related disruptions to their operations this spring
Apr. 6. Agriculture to play key role in COVID-19 economic recovery, says expert
Apr. 6. (Arkansas) A CLOSER LOOK: COVID-19’s impact on local dairy & food farmers
Apr. 6. Ag sectors have a new set of struggles amid COVID-19Apr. 6. (Oregon) COVID-19 fallout threatens farmers, ranchers
Apr. 6. Texas farmers and ranchers are in a unique position in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak and our nation’s response.
Apr. 6. COVID-19 may keep ‘essential’ migrant workers outside Michigan
Apr. 6. As COVID-19spreads, commodity markets rumble
Apr. 6. "Essential" Immigrant Farmworkers Struggle to Feed Themselves During Coronavirus
Apr. 6. Farmers forced to make tough decisions during COVID-19 crisis
Apr. 6. Veterans Turned Farmers Get Creative During COVID-19 Challenges
Apr. 6. Chicago Farmers Market Collective launches virtual market to support local farmers, supply fresh produce during COVID-19 lockdown
Apr. 6. The covid-19 crisis is going to get much worse when it hits rural areas
Apr. 6. Rural broadband and telehealth critical to America's COVID-19 response
Apr. 6. The Impact of COVID-19 on the EU Seed Sector – Ireland
Apr. 6. Letter to USDA urges authority to help US farmers impacted by COVID-19
Apr. 5. Wisconsin dairy farmer dumps 56K pounds of milk: 'no one's buying it'
Apr. 5. How coronavirus threatens seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the U.S. food supply
Apr. 5. Ontario website to help the agricultural industry amid COVID-19 pandemicApr. 5. COVID-19 creates worries for farmers
Apr. 5. Some Vermont dairy farms dump milk amid uncertainty of coronavirus crisis
Apr. 5. Ag lender discusses impact of COVID-19 on farm finances
Apr. 5. COVID-19 hits livestock industry hard
Apr. 4. Pivoting a Small, Diverse Farm in the Era of COVID-19
Apr. 4. Farmworkers are risking their lives to feed a nation on lockdown
Apr. 4. Covid-19 crisis likely to shape future UK farming policy, insists EwingApr. 4. Local farms and markets adapt to pandemic's impact
Apr. 4. U.S. agriculture: Can it handle coronavirus, labor shortages and panic buying?Apr. 4. When borders close, who will pick the crops?
Apr. 4. Economic hit from COVID-19 could stall a rebound from a wet 2019
Apr. 4. COVID-19 impacting the 2020 Pennsylvania maple sugaring season
Apr. 3. Wyoming livestock auctions exempt from COVID-19 order limiting gatherings to 10 people
Apr. 3. COVID-19 outbreak having impact on local farmers, Pennsylvania's agriculture industry
Apr. 3. Some Canadians are turning to their yards to grow their food during the COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3. Wild Markets Prompt Some Milk DumpingApr. 3. CARES Act to aid agriculture industry
Apr. 3. Corn prices fall back to 2016 levels as COVID-19 lockdowns cut ethanol demand
Apr. 3. Missouri Congressman Graves urges assistance for cattle producers during COVID-19
Apr. 3. Modifying farmers markets for a social distancing time
Apr. 3. Mitigating Covid-19 impacts on food and agriculture
Apr. 3. Klobuchar, Hoeven among several senators telling USDA farmers need help during COVID-19
Apr. 3. COVID-19 killing demand for fresh produce forcing some Florida growers to leave product to rot
Apr. 3 . Coronavirus pushes farm labor failings into spotlight
Apr. 3. Seed industry in SW Idaho, SE Oregon eyes COVID-19 risks
Apr. 3. Alabama Agriculture Remains Essential During Stay-Home Order
Apr. 3. COVID-19: The global food supply chain is holding up, for now
Apr. 3. CoBank: COVID-19 will pressure commodity prices
Apr. 3. Wisconsin dairy industry calls for help as farmers forced to dump milk amid COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3. Policy Pennings: Agriculture faces financial pounding from multiple sources
Apr. 3. Deere temporarily halts production in Moline (IL) after confirmed COVID-19 case
Apr. 3. Farmworkers deemed ‘essential’ but are left unprotected during coronavirus pandemic
Apr. 3. COVID-19 Pennsylvania cases linked to Nebraska JBS packing plantApr. 3. Alabama farmers remain tough against COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3. COVID-19 making ag producers' jobs more complicated
Apr. 2. An Outbreak Among Farm Workers Would Be Catastrophic
Apr. 2. Is This the Start of a CSA Boom?
Apr. 2. West Virginia’s agriculture industry is finding ways to continue business amid COVID-19 spread
Apr. 2. Farmers’ Use of Paycheck Protection Loan Depends on ‘Small Business’ Definition
Apr. 2. Farmer Relief Fund established for COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 2. Who Will Harvest in the New World of COVID-19?
Apr. 2. Analysis: COVID-19 Impacts on the Fresh Produce Industry
Apr. 2. Farms struggle with limited immigrant workers due to Covid-19
Apr. 2. Farmers and grain companies stepping up to help out in COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 2. It’s not just undocumented immigrants who could be left out of the stimulus money
Apr. 2. “Pat a farmer on the back” : Ag industry continues to face tough times with COVID-19
Apr. 2. Nurseries, garden centers respond to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 2. AEM Supports Agriculture Equipment Manufacturers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr. 2. Ohio agriculture and COVID-19
Apr. 2. An Increase In Community-shared Agriculture Subscriptions Is Giving Local Farmers A Boost
Apr. 1. Pick-your-own strawberry farmers working to adjust under COVID-19 guidelines, stay-at-home order
Apr. 1. Miami-Dade’s agricultural production ‘rotting on the vine’ amid coronavirus crisis
Apr. 1. Farms and Agribusinesses Are Hiring Amid COVID-19
Apr. 1. Wyoming Farm Bureau : Yes, There are COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture
Apr. 1. COVID-19 impacts on commodities to vary, analyst says
Apr. 1. Peterson unveils House Ag COVID-19 page, talks to Perdue
Apr. 1. ‘Major oversupply of milk’ due to COVID-19 has Wisconsin farmers dumping it down the drain
Apr. 1. (American Farm Bureau Federation) Yes, There are (USA) COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture
Apr. 1. Feeding The Food Supply Chain (USA): How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
Apr. 1. The milkman returns: Cortland (NY) dairy responds to coronavirus with old-fashioned idea
Apr. 1. Iowa Farmers: ‘Keep Calm and Grow On’ Amid Coronavirus
Apr. 1. Coronavirus Update: Colorado Farms Reinvent To Meet Communities Needs
Apr. 1. Despite coronavirus grocery buying spree, farmers fearful for the future
Apr. 1. NY State: Small Farm in Hamburg Feels Effects of COVID-19
Apr. 1. MENOMONIE, Wis: COVID-19 impacts Govin's Farm
Mar. 31. Florida's farmers resilient in midst of COVID-19
Mar. 31. Wisconsin dairy farms feel the impact of COVID-19 restrictions
Mar. 31. JBS (beef processing plant) reduces production at Pennsylvania plant
Mar. 31. What happens to our food supply if American farmers can't farm?Mar. 31. California’s farm workers pick America's essential produce – unprotected from coronavirus
Mar. 30. More French needed to pick fruit in coronavirus lockdownMar. 30. A food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies
Mar. 29. Farm-to-fork logistics on the edge as Covid-19 disrupts supply chain
Mar. 28. Coronavirus hits already struggling US farmers: ‘We’ve stopped saying it can’t get worse’
Mar. 27. (EU) Farmers warn over food supply with harvest workers shut out
Mar. 27. General supply chain update and example from an almond grower in California
Mar. 27. Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management
Mar. 27. Feds Ease Rules for Farmworker Visas During Outbreak
Mar. 26. North America farm suppliers race COVID-19 spread for planting season
Mar. 26. UK Government preparing to launch Land Army-style 'pick for Britain' campaign to help farmers harvest crops (Daily Mail version of same story)
Mar. 25. UK farmers fear huge labour shortfall despite interest in 'land army'
Mar. 25. French minister urges jobless to help farmers so 'we may all eat'Mar. 24. France eyes 'shadow army' of fruit pickers as coronavirus bites
Mar. 20. Farmers call for 'land army' to sustain UK food production during coronavirus crisis
Mar. 20. Coronavirus: (UK) Woodbridge farmer's call for asparagus harvest pickers
Mar. 17. COVID-19’s Long Tail for Crop Protection Supplies