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NIFA invests in rapid response research on COVID-19 impacts on agriculture

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced that it is investing in research on the impact...

MPS Egg Farms purchases Feather Crest Farms

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — MPS Egg Farms has purchased Feather Crest Farms, a Texas-based egg producer with two farms in Kurten, Texas, and Center,...

USDA announces $19B coronavirus assistance program

WASHINGTON — On April 17 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new USDA program will take...

Wayne Farms implements COVID-19 operational changes

OAKWOOD, Ga. — The COVID-19 outbreak has created unprecedented levels of public interest and concern, unfortunately fueled by mainstream media reports containing factual errors,...

4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus

The Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the...

Tyson Foods commits $13M in COVID-19 relief

SPRINGDALE, Ark.  — Tyson Foods Inc. is committing $13 million to support critical needs in local communities where the company operates in response to...

West Liberty partners with Subway to feed employees

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — West Liberty Foods announced that it has partnered with local Subway stores in Iowa, Illinois and Utah to feed each...

Alltech releases free series about COVID-19 impacts on agriculture

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As part of Alltech’s effort to provide valuable resources to colleagues, customers and the global agricultural community confronting COVID-19, the company...

Chicken processors redoubling efforts to keep essential workers safe and healthy

WASHINGTON — “These are certainly trying and unprecedented times, and chicken processors are doing everything they can to 1.) keep their employees safe and...

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