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May 27, 2020

• Beef supply bottleneck worries ranchers

• Expanded USDA food box program begins operation

• Commentary: How to help fellow farmers struggling with stress

• World Ag Expo prepares pandemic contingencies

• USDA adds loan guarantees to CARES aid

May 20, 2020

• Pandemic adds pressure to berry market

• Loss of off-farm income hampers farmers, ranchers

• Commentary: Agricultural advocacy gains additional importance

• New budget plan reflects funding impact of pandemic

• Updated: USDA to accept aid applications starting May 26

• California FFA transitions sessions to online modules

May 13, 2020

• Food chain works to stabilize itself amid pandemic

• Commentary: Commitment to community helps farmers through tough times

• Avocado sales at retailers recover from initial drop

• Workers’ comp benefits expand

• USDA makes food-box purchases

May 6, 2020

• Farmers respond to marketing challenges

• Timber business suffers as home building slows

• California farmer survey shows lost sales and income

• Commentary: Farming businesses deserve to be in SBA program

• Farm to Family expands to assist food banks, farms

• Flower growers face worries fulfilling Mother’s Day sales

• Speakers outline COVID-19 impact on California farms

• Applications open for SBA disaster loans

• Meat guidelines posted

• State eases truck limits

April 22, 2020

• Food system tries to match demand, supply

April 28, 2020

• Ag Alert Update: Speakers outline COVID-19 impact on California farms

April 22, 2020

• Pandemic affects work to prevent severe wildfires

• Federal COVID-19 aid could begin arriving in May

• Commentary: COVID-19 leaves no part of food system untouched

• Fair cancellations disrupt junior livestock auctions

• H2-A rule change could make more people available

• Governor’s action expands paid sick leave

• UC analyzes pandemic impact on food-supply chain

• Guide lists rural pandemic resources

April 15, 2020

• Pandemic adds turmoil to tomato season

• At ‘worst time,’ dairy farmers deal with oversupply

• Commentary: With schools closed, kids can LearnAboutAg@Home

• Survey asks about COVID-19 impact

• Relief programs to provide aid to farmers and ranchers

• AFBF welcomes expanded probe of livestock pricing

• Capitol AG Conference: Thank you to our sponsors

• UC offers ranching-safety advice during pandemic

• Stress training available

• Farms seek to help needy

April 8, 2020

• With food service down, farms look for new markets

• Plant nurseries see sharp shift in sales patterns

• Canned fruit marketers see ‘unprecedented’ retail sales

• CalOSHA issues COVID-19 guidance for farms, ranches

• UC says it will not lay off staff due to COVID-19

• Loans aim to help farms, businesses with payroll

• CoBank analyzes COVID-19 impact on farm economy

• Donation benefits food banks

April 1, 2020

• Amid cancellations, flower sales plummet

• Farms, facilities assure employee social distancing

• Cattle markets react to public beef-buying wave

• Stay-at-home orders affect California wine business

• State Department expands processing of H-2 visas

• Groups ask for pause in regulatory processes

• Letter seeks ag voice on task force

• USFS outlines operations during COVID-19 pandemic

• Agency refines truck hours rule

• Analyst: Pandemic shows value of dairy safety net

March 25, 2020

• Pandemic affects H-2A applications; ag called ‘critical’

• Ag commissioners maintain services during pandemic

• Commentary: Farmers and Farm Bureau show the resiliency of agriculture

• Some farmers markets open after being required to close

• UC farm advisors maintain services during closures

• Photos show agriculture #StillFarming

• Agencies extend deadlines

• Plant nurseries remain open

• USDA offices adjust operations

• FMCSA modifies trucking rules during pandemic

• Dairy products see surging demand; will it continue?

March 18, 2020

• COVID-19 adds uncertainty to food business

• Response to virus causes impacts for farmers markets

• AFBF: Virus shows need for broadband

• COVID-19 travel restrictions complicate farm shipments