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Ag Order 4.0 comment period extended * Trump: Expect aid in ’pretty near future’ * Food industry appeals for worker aid * PPE shortage worries industry

The Department of Agriculture is now giving producers with eligible crops 12 months instead of nine to repay marketing assistance loans.

Judge rejects injunction on Trump’s biological opinions * USDA looks to rush COVID-19 relief * Administration pressed for H-2A relief

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says USDA wants to provide relief from the COVID-19 crisis to eligible farm sectors “sooner rather than later,” but the department will have to wait until this summer at the earliest to distribute an additional $14 billion in aid.

AG bashes EPA assessment on 1,3-D * Industry drafts coronavirus credentials * EPA defends enforcement policy * Bayer settling Roundup lawsuit over labeling

NRCS is looking for organizations interested in trying to implement innovative conservation practices on farms.

CDFA Sec. Karen Ross discussed the efforts her department is leading to ensure the safety and reliability of the food supply.

Western Growers (WG) has developed a website to facilitate changes to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA)-approved Leafy Green Food Safety Guidelines.

Years of a sluggish farm economy and an unfolding global pandemic have not slowed ag and rural stakeholder dollars from flowing to political candidates seeking federal office in the 2020 election.

While the novel coronavirus looms over producers and farmworkers coast to coast, farmers and agribusinesses are employing a full array of practices and resources to beat it back.