Colorado farmers have received $21.8M in COVID-19 relief from USDA program
Agricultural producers in Colorado have received nearly $22 million in support from the USDA under the federal CARES Act.
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Farm Service Agency is hiring full-time temporary staff
The USDA's Farm Service Agency is hiring for temporary positions.
USDA Update – June 16, 2020
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Nomination period for FSA county committee elections opens June 15
The USDA Farm Service Agencys nominating period for county committees opens Monday.
Emails Reveal Chaos as Meatpacking Companies Fought Health Agencies Over COVID-19 Outbreaks in Their Plants
Thousands of pages of documents obtained by ProPublica show how quickly public health agencies were overwhelmed by meatpacking cases. One CEO described social distancing as "a nicety that makes sense only for people with laptops."
Ag stats: May 2020 Colorado crop production highlights
Colorado wheat production highlights from the USDA.
Could China's strategic pork reserve be a model for the US?
Shortages and price increases from the coronavirus pandemic are spotlighting solutions to future meat supply chain disruptions.
New Jersey's small, networked dairy farms are a model for a more resilient food system
Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US - but in New Jersey they've developed a model that keeps their products and their customers local.
Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending June 7, 2020
Colorado crop progress and condition report for the week ending June 7, 2020, from the USDA.
USDA Update – June 9, 2020
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.