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H-2A visas’ assurance during pandemic sought by Feinstein

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, called on the State Department to protect the nation’s food supply chain by ensuring agriculture workers are able to receive H-2A visas during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The ability to harvest food is critical ... more

Virtual Town Hall scheduled for members of Produce Marketing Association

The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced it will host a Virtual Town Hall for members on Wednesday, March 25, at 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (U.S. and Canada). The Virtual Town Hall: Industry Responds to COVID-19 will be the fir... more

Logistics, communication, preparedness keys to planning for COVID-19 on your farm

Many farmers are wondering how to respond to the COVID-19 virus. The information in this article is intended to help growers navigate communication, logistics, and planning. We (University of Minnesota Extension) will continue to develop resources as... more

National Agriculture Day March 24 declared by White House

Amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, President Donald Trump is calling on Americans to honor agriculture and its vital role in society through a national proclamation. March 24, 2020 has been declared National Agriculture Day by the White ... more

Agriculture exempted as as Colorado enacts work-at-home order

Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, issued the following statement on March 23: "Customers & Colleagues, Governor Polis issued an order late yesterday directing all Colorado employers to reduce in-person work that takes plac... more

United Fresh wants action by Congress to ‘mitigate challenges’

United Fresh Produce Association, on behalf of our 1,500 member companies that make up the full fresh produce supply chain at the forefront of the fresh and fresh-cut produce industry, including growers, shippers, fresh-cut processors, wholesalers, d... more

CDFA’s COVID-19 resources webpage: Updated information for food, agriculture

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA’s) COVID-19 dedicated webpage is constantly updated with resources for those in the Food and Agriculture sector, which is regarded as critical infrastructure in this crisis as well as all ot... more