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Study Reports Consumers’ Food Buying Decisions During Coronavirus Scare
Isolation and social distancing brought on by COVID-19, or coronavirus, are causing unprecedented changes in consumer behavior, according to The…
Trucking Hours of Service Relief Declared During National Emergency
When many consumers pay a visit to their local grocery stores, they will likely be staring at aisles of empty…
Canada Approves USMCA
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the Canadian Parliament approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):…
Farmers Prep for Planting Season Amid Tumbling Global Markets, Uncertainty
After last year, it was hard to imagine anything but weather being top of mind for farmers this spring. Then…
95 Million Acres of Corn in 2020?
As attention shifts to the 2020 planting season, questions about U.S. acreage – and the potential for the more than…
Coronavirus Increases Challenge of a Demand Bounce, and Phase One Purchase Targets
Bloomberg writers Lydia Mulvany and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, “In times of economic woe, one of the first luxuries…
Market Turmoil Presents Rare Refinance Opportunity
The rush to safer investments amid the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the 10-year Treasury rate down by about a percent…
USDA is Working to Reduce Insurance Rates for Farmers Impacted by 2019 Breached Levees
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in areas where levees breached in 2019 to review the impact those breaches…
New Regulations Could Ground Agricultural Drones
New regulations involving drones could limit farmer access to these technologies. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new…
Ask the Expert-A Hemp Q&A with Andrew Kowalski
Ask the Expert is a new series launching on farmers.gov. In this Ask the Expert, Andrew Kowalski answers a few…