Articles Tagged with ''covid-19''

The federal government and private sector are working to overcome barriers that can prevent delivery of farm inputs and food products, but a few challenges remain.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s state government is navigating a new world as leaders take the first steps in organizing public meetings from their dinner tables.

When the coronavirus first swept through China, many ports effectively ceased to function as workers stayed home. Now, fears are rising about similar disruptions in the U.S. as the illness spreads.

Bovine plasma donors genetically engineered to produce human antibodies are in the front lines of the struggle against coronavirus.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will “temporarily not enforce certain requirements,” a move that will allow more veterinarians to use telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate confirms Mindy Brashears as USDA’s undersecretary for food safety.

Garamendi: Delta tunnel plan should consider impacts to ag lands * State lists foothill yellow-legged frog as endangered * State office rejects food waste regulations

Out of an abundance of caution and concern, Agri-Pulse will postpone the Food & Ag Policy Summit West from April 22 to September 9.

A major biofuel producer has stopped purchasing corn at some of its ethanol plants as the industry grapples with slipping demand and more consumers stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

CDFA Sec. Ross offers assurance along with resources to farmers * More farm aid in play in stimulus * State Dept. processing H-2A workers